wonk

noun

ˈwäŋk

ˈwȯŋk

Synonyms of wonk next

: a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field

broadly : nerd

a policy wonk

a computer wonk

wonkery

ˈwäŋ-kə-rē

ˈwȯŋ-

noun

wonkish

ˈwäŋ-kish

ˈwȯŋ-

adjective

wonkishness noun

Examples of wonk in a Sentence

the policy wonks in the government the candidate has an army of policy wonks ready to write for him a position paper on virtually any issue

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Using a raw dataset from a national survey taken in early October, the wonk found Harris is ahead by about 6 percentage points. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024 Now, Musk is seeking to move the issue out of the realm of policy wonks. —

Richard Nieva, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 At the same time, a growing chorus of policy wonks and public officials, including yours truly, have argued that Americans shouldn’t have to buy a college degree in order to find remunerative employment. —

Frederick Hess, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 Instead of adopting an oath of humility, economics has since churned out generations of model-wielding academics and policy wonks. —

Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wonk