boffin
noun /ˈbɒfɪn/
/ˈbɑːfɪn/
(British English, informal)- a scientist, especially one doing research
（尤指从事研究工作的）科学家，研究员 - He’s set up his own website and is turning into a real computer boffin.
他建立了自己的网站，并正在成为一名真正的计算机科学家。
词源Second World War: of unknown origin. - He’s set up his own website and is turning into a real computer boffin.