noun (AmE, informal, disapproving)
1 a person who works too hard and is considered boring
2 a person who takes too much interest in the less important details of political policy:
the President's chief economic policy wonk
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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