Translations for „wonk“ in the English » German Dictionary

wonk [wɒŋk, Am wɑ:ŋk] N

1. wonk Am inf (diligent person):

wonk

Streber(in) m (f) pej

2. wonk Am inf (legalistic person):

wonk

Politikbesessene(r) f(m) inf

3. wonk NAUT (incompetent sailor):

wonk

unfähiger Matrose/unfähige Matrosin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Critics lambasted his focus on the facts, describing him as a policy wonk who didn't grasp the bigger picture.

www.nj.com

Arguing about how to calculate these decile graphs correctly is fascinating for us in the wonk community.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

I also think there's another message: it's cool to be informed, and not just for wonks.

www.poynter.org

That executives and government wonks look good on video when manipulating touchscreen elements is just gravy.

www.kotaku.com.au

His policy wonk strain remains strong, with a high-profile history of involvement in public policy debate.

www.theglobeandmail.com

You all are the first generation of engineers, scientists, educators, and foreign-policy wonks how can get humankind to do something about an incoming asteroid.

qz.com

His work included writing position papers and briefing the candidate on a wide range of policy issues, experiences he later described as being like boot camp for policy wonks.

en.wikipedia.org

The strikes have ignited a public hatefest among government wonks and public figures.

jalopnik.com

Seventy demystifies complex issues, using language that you do nt have to be a wonk to understand.

en.wikipedia.org

Instead, party managers hope that, by forcing spin-doctors to rub shoulders with policy wonks and campaign teams, communications will improve within the party.

www.independent.co.uk