Previously, e-reading had been the domain of early adopters and new technology wonks.
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Wonk
Synonyms for "wonk" (13 found)
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2 entriesderived
4 entriesetymologically related_to
3 entrieshas context
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6 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 7 languages.
Czech
2 entries- šprt noun (overly studious person)
- šprtka noun (overly studious person)
French
1 entries- bûcheur noun (overly studious person)
German
4 entries- Fachidiot noun (intellectual expert)
- Streber noun (overly studious person)
- Streberin noun (overly studious person)
- Theoretiker noun (intellectual expert)
Italian
1 entries- secchione noun (overly studious person)
Russian
1 entries- бота́н noun (overly studious person)
Spanish
4 entries- chapona noun (overly studious person)
- chapón noun (overly studious person)
- empollona noun (overly studious person)
- empollón noun (overly studious person)
Zazaki
2 entries- cıwan (diq) noun (overly studious person)
- resber noun (overly studious person)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
This is the sort of standard that the Paul Ryans of the world trumpet to their constituents, to potential campaign contributors and to their peers in Congress. They become “budget wonks” and political superstars, even if their proposals are bound to go nowhere.
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he is renowned in the dorm for his ability to “wonk” (Know spelled backward), or cram, for exams.
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