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Guru vs Nerd - What's the difference?

guru | nerd |

As nouns the difference between guru and nerd

is that guru is guru while nerd is nerd (a person, often very studious, with poor social skills).

guru

English

Alternative forms

* goru * gooroo

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
  • * 1817 , William Ward, History, Literature and Religion of the Hindoos , vol II:
    • When the gooroo arrives at the house of a disciple, the whole family prostrate themselves at his feet, and the spiritual guide puts his right foot on the heads of the prostrate family.
  • * 2010 , Wendy Shanker, The Guardian , 10 May 2010:
    • Traditionally, a guru is a spiritual teacher who guides a student on the road to Enlightenment, or finding God.
  • (sometimes, humorous) An influential advisor or mentor.
  • * 2004 , ‘Vintage technology’, Time , 18 Oct 2004:
    • Many oenophiles rely on the ratings and recommendations of wine guru Robert Parker when selecting the perfect bottle.

    Derived terms

    * gurukul * Gurmukhi * guruship * Sadguru

    References

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    nerd

    English

    Alternative forms

    * nurd (very rare)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is intellectual but generally introverted
  • * 1953 Advertisement for "Businessman's Lunch", a play by Micheal Quinn, in Patricia Brown, Gloria Mundi
    • They particularly enjoy making fun of one of their fellows who is not present, whom they consider a hopeless nerd – until, that is, they learn he is engaged to marry the boss's daughter.
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  • One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
    • a computer nerd
    a comic-book nerd
  • An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.
    • Only a nerd would wear yellow and blue stripes with green pants
    Nerds seem to have fun with each other, but in a way that causes others to laugh AT them.
    Why are you hanging out with that nerd ?

    Synonyms

    * (sense) dag (Australian), doofus, dork, dweeb, geek, goober, loser, propeller head, twerp, * See also

    Derived terms

    * arachnerd * cybernerd * entreprenerd * millionerd * nerdboy * nerdbrain * nerdcore * nerdette * nerdfest * nerdgasm * Nerdic * nerdification * nerdify * nerdiness * nerdish * nerdism * nerdistan * nerdlet * nerdlike * nerdling * nerdlinger * nerdo * nerdom/nerddom * nerd out * nerdsome * nerdspeak * nerdtastic * nerdvana * nerdy * technonerd

    References

    * Online Etymology Dictionary

    External links

    * (wikipedia) * (commonslite)

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