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
Gearhead
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Gearhead and Dork. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dork/gearhead
Dork & Gearhead. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dork/gearhead>.
Gearhead or Dork. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dork/gearhead.
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