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egg·head
(ĕg′hĕd′)n. Informal
An intellectual; a highbrow.
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egghead
(ˈɛɡˌhɛd)n
1. informal an intellectual; highbrow
2. (Communications & Information) a person whose profile on a social networking site contains the set graphic provided by the site rather than a personal picture
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egg•head
(ˈɛgˌhɛd)n. Informal: Usu. Disparaging.
(a term used to refer to an intellectual.)
[1915–20, Amer.]
egg′head`ed, adj.
egg′head`ed•ness, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  egghead - an intellectual; a very studious and academic person; "in spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead"intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively |
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egghead
noun (Informal) expert, genius, guru, inventor, wizard, mastermind, intellect, boffin (Brit. informal), rocket scientist (informal, chiefly U.S.), brain(s) (informal), brainbox, bluestocking (usually disparaging), maven (U.S.), fundi (S. African) The Government was dominated by self-important eggheads.
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