nerd vs wonk

nerd and wonk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nerd	Yes	No	No	No
wonk	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nerd and wonk are synonyms defined as:

nerd and wonk: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Other synonyms of nerd include dweeb, grind, swot.

nerd (noun)	wonk (noun)
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious	an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession