anorak
noun /ˈænəræk/
/ˈænəræk/
- (especially British English) a short coat with a hood that is worn as protection against rain, wind and cold
enlarge image- My Mum made me take my anorak in case it rained.
- hikers in anoraks and walking boots
- (British English, informal) a person who spends a lot of time learning facts or collecting things that most other people think are boring
Word Origin1920s: from Greenland Eskimo anoraq. Sense 2 dates from the 1980s and derives from the anoraks worn by trainspotters, regarded as typifying this kind of person.