Definition of "wonk" []

• Slang A student who studies excessively; a grind. (noun)
• Slang One who studies an issue or a topic thoroughly or excessively: "leading a talkathon of policy wonks in a methodical effort to build consensus for his programs” ( Michael Kranish). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I Know that the policy wonk is the best on EVERY issue."
• "But university leaders are confident that "wonk" - which they define as "an intellectually curious person" or "a knowledgeable Washington insider" - captures something essential about American."
• "I became acquainted with someone I call my plant "wonk" -- a walking human thinktank of botany named Eric."