Nerd vs. Anorak: What's the Difference?

A foolish, inept, or unattractive person.

A jacket with a hood, especially one that provides protection from harsh weather.

A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.

A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.

A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.

A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject.

One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.

A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)

A member of a subculture revolving around intellectualism, video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media. from 1980s

An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively