wonk



wonk

(wɔŋk)
1. n. an earnest student. (Collegiate.) Yes, you could call Martin a wonk. In fact, he’s the classic wonk.
2. n. a bureaucrat; a flunky. The State Department policy wonks were up all night putting together the report.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EnoshEE-nahsh (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Adebola-Western African, Yoruba
Eutimio-Spanish, Italian
JulyanJOOL-yanEnglish (Rare)
Phoebe['fi:bi]
Uma-Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi