Dork
Dork noun - A person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits.
Usage example: a jock willing to pay to have one of the dorks write his term paper for him
Egghead
Egghead noun - A person with strong intellectual interests.
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Egghead and Dork. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dork/egghead
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