Many British publications use the term. boffin: Noun (British informal) A person engaged in scientific or technical research. [1] It appears regularly in the

Many British publications use the term. boffin: Noun (British informal) A person engaged in scientific or technical research. [1] It appears regularly in the Economist, too [2]. [1] https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/boffin https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/boffin [2] https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/08/08/how-africa-can-encourage-home-grown-maths-boffins https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/08/08/...