egghead

noun

egg·​head ˈeg-ˌhed 

ˈāg-

plural eggheads

often attributive

informal + often disparaging

: a person with intellectual interests or pretensions : a brainy person

If you loved to read, you were considered an egghead, and there was absolutely nothing worse than to be considered an egghead.

—Marvin V. Arnett

—often used before another noun

a bunch of egghead scientists

Examples of egghead in a Sentence

He dismissed all scientists as a bunch of eggheads.

a scientist who embraced the reputation of being an egghead

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

egghead

noun

egg·​head ˈeg-ˌhed 

informal

: highbrow, intellectual