nerd
US /nɝːd/
UK /nɝːd/

1.
nerd, empollón, friki
a foolish or contemptible person who is usually intelligent but socially awkward and obsessed with non-mainstream interests
:
•
He's a real computer nerd, always tinkering with code.
Es un verdadero nerd de la informática, siempre trasteando con código.
•
She was called a nerd in high school because she loved science fiction.
La llamaban nerd en la escuela secundaria porque le encantaba la ciencia ficción.