egghead

egg·head  (ghd)

n. Informal

An intellectual; a highbrow.

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egghead [ˈɛgˌhɛd]

n

Informal an intellectual; highbrow

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

egghead - an intellectual; a very studious and academic person; "in spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead" intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively

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egghead

noun (Informal) expert, genius, guru, inventor, wizard, mastermind, intellect, boffin (Brit. informal), rocket scientist (informal, chiefly U.S.), brain(s) (informal), brainbox, bluestocking (usually disparaging), maven (U.S.), fundi (S. African) The Government was dominated by self-important eggheads.

Translations

egghead [ˈeghed] N (pej) (= intellectual) → lumbrera f, intelectual mf

egghead [ˈɛghɛd] n (= boffin) → intello mf >

egghead [ˈɛgˌhɛd] n (pej) (fam) → intellettualoide m/f

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egghead [ˈɛgˌhɛd] n (pej) (fam) → intellettualoide m/f