Definition of ANORAK

anorak

Plural: anoraks

Noun

  • a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
  • A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
  • A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, especially trains.
  • pl. -S a parka

Origin / Etymology

* Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq.
* (person with obsessive interest): Originally referring to train spotters (because they would wear anoraks while looking out for trains).

Scrabble Score: 10

anorak: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
anorak: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anorak: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

anorak is a valid Words With Friends word