geek

• Nom désignant une personne passionnée de manière intense ou obsessionnelle pour un sujet particulier, souvent la technologie ou la culture populaire, ou historiquement un artiste de cirque exécutant des numéros choquants.

A noun referring to a person with an intense or obsessive interest in a particular subject, often technology or pop culture, or historically a carnival performer who does shocking acts.

1. Carnival performerC1informalamerican

   A performer at a carnival or circus who engages in bizarre or disgusting acts, such as biting the heads off animals.

   Geek de foire

   • The carnival featured a geek who bit the head off a chicken.
   • Geek shows were a popular but controversial attraction in old circuses.
   • He worked as a geek in a traveling carnival for a season.

2. Unusual or odd personB1informal

   A person who is considered eccentric, socially awkward, or has unusual interests or habits.

   Personne excentrique ou marginale

   • He was always a bit of a geek, obsessed with comic books and sci-fi.
   • Don't be such a geek; come join the party.
   • She felt like a geek because she didn't know the latest slang.

   Synonymescharactercrankdorkeccentricmisfitnerdoddballoddityoutsiderweirdo

3. Enthusiast or expertA2informal

   A person who is very knowledgeable and passionate about a specific subject, especially technology or gaming.

   Passionné expert

   • My brother is a total computer geek; he builds his own PCs.
   • She's a history geek who can name every Roman emperor.
   • The tech geek explained the new software to us.

   Synonymesaficionadobuffdevoteeenthusiastexpertfanfanatichobbyistnerdspecialist