Nerd and Scholar

Nerd

Nerd noun - A person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits.

Usage example: was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library

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Scholar and nerd are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scholar" instead a noun "Nerd".

Scholar noun - A person of deep wisdom or learning.

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Nerd and scholar are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nerd" instead a noun "Scholar".

fellow	fellow nerd	fellow scholar
old	old nerd	old scholar
female	female nerd	female scholar
complete	complete nerd	complete scholar
Other adjectives: naive, poor, quiet, young, white, professional, major, local, bookish, mild-mannered, nerdy.

Nerd: Alise is a self-made scholar and dragon expert.

Source: Literature / Realm of the Elderlings

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