gadgeteer
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8.4
- noun
- /ˌɡædʒɪˈtɪr/
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aficionado a los gadgets
- The young gadgeteer spoke as if he might have some personal experience with the creatures.
Examples
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Hello, Gadgeteer!
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Gadgeteer, 24th November 2012, @ 11:15 pm
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At least to a gadgeteer's way of reckoning.
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This is a very solid-feeling phone and does not flex, creak, or crack when I try to crush it in my powerful gadgeteer hands.
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I don't overconsume; I think about the environment, etc., I'm not much of a materialist, a gadgeteer, etc., but I don't camp out with flea.
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It is at once complicated and elegant, yet simple in concept—a gadgeteer's delight.
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"Mathew Miller, The Mobile Gadgeteer, stated on ZDNet, 'If you recall, Windows Phone 7 launched with about 1,000 apps and then was the fastest mobile phone OS to hit 10,000 in about four months.'
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As a self-proclaimed gadgeteer, she spends hours designing new electronic devices for her projects.
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The local community center hosted a workshop where novice gadgeteers could learn about building drones.
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He considered himself a true gadgeteer after successfully creating his first homemade robotic arm.
Synonyms
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6.3
A person who knows a lot about computers and new technology
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6.9
A person who enjoys fixing and making small machines and gadgets for fun
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7.1
A person who likes new electronic devices and gadgets
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9.9
A person who makes things well by hand
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8.1
A person who loves computers and new electronic gadgets
How Technical
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Morphology
Etymology
Gadgeteer comes from gadget ('small device') plus the ending -eer that names a person, as in engineer. So a gadgeteer is someone who makes, fixes, or loves small machines or electronic tools.