wonk vs nerd

wonk and nerd both are nouns.

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

As nouns, wonk and nerd are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of wonk include dweeb, grind, swot.

wonk (noun)	nerd (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