Fachidiot — meaning in English

English meaning

• nerd noun Someone who is highly intelligent or studious but socially awkward or introverted.
• wonk noun An overly studious person, particularly a student.

Senses

Fachidiot is used for these senses in English:

• fachidiot (rare) A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.
• nerd (slang, sometimes, _, derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.
• wonk (by extension, informal) A policy wonk or other intellectual expert.

nerd — full definition

1. noun Someone who is highly intelligent or studious but socially awkward or introverted.
2. noun Someone with an intense, obsessive passion for a particular subject or hobby.

wonk — full definition

1. noun An overly studious person, particularly a student.
2. noun A policy wonk or other intellectual expert.

Related German words