Someone who enjoys learning and obtaining new information in general for it's own sake, often without
discrimination to different areas of knowledge. The key to recognizing a nerd is if they are completely
indifferent to the application of what they learn; they are not inherently inclined to use or not to use the information.
Someone who is a nerd could also be a geek, who is passionate about highly specific interests, or a dork, who is a social
outcast, but they do not have to be.
Person 1: Do you
intend to do anything with your advanced degree in Russian
Literature?
Person 2: I could, but honestly it's just interesting to study it. I could go my entire life without using the information I gain and
still feel fulfilled.
Person 1: Wow, what a nerd.