Geek
Geek noun - A person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits.
Usage example: was quickly stereotyped as another computer geek
Scholar
Scholar noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Usage example: a scholar who is a specialist in the history of ancient Greece
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Scholar and Geek. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/geek/scholar
Geek & Scholar. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/geek/scholar>.
Scholar or Geek. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/geek/scholar.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "geek" and "scholar" have occurred on timeline