egghead
/ˈeɡhed/noun
उच्चारण एग्हेड
(व्यंग्य में) किताबी कीड़ा, बुद्धिजीवी
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[C] informal, disapproving
a person who is very intelligent and only interested in studying
(व्यंग्य में) किताबी कीड़ा, बुद्धिजीवी
- The eggheads at the university designed the plan.
- The college magazine teased the eggheads who spent every weekend in the library.
- The class called him an egghead because he read all day.
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- The team needs a few eggheads to solve the technical puzzle.
- Some people see an egghead as someone who knows everything but cannot cook.
- She was proud to be called an egghead by her friends.
Synonyms intellectual bookworm scholar academic highbrow
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
egg·head
§Grammar and usage
Note: egghead is informal and slightly disapproving.
ध्यान रखिए: egghead अनौपचारिक और थोड़ा व्यंग्यात्मक है।
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One-word substitution
A very intelligent person who is mainly interested in books is an egghead, bookworm or highbrow (informal); a person who studies a lot a scholar; a person who knows a lot about many subjects a polymath; an ignorant person an ignoramus.
मुख्य रूप से किताबों में रुचि रखने वाला बहुत बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति egghead, bookworm या highbrow (अनौपचारिक); बहुत पढ़ने वाला scholar; कई विषयों का बहुत जानकार polymath; अज्ञानी व्यक्ति ignoramus।