gearhead
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- noun
- /ˈɡɪrˌhɛd/
- Jargon
- My brother is such a gearhead; he spends every weekend restoring classic cars.
- a planetary gearhead
- precision gearheads
- backlash gearheads
Examples
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Yeah, well, we're gearheads.
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I am a total gearhead and I've learned that people often overlook apparel.
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Say, you look like a gearhead.
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You dated a gearhead in high school.
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I mean you couId have given those gearheads a run for their money.
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Buster became a gearhead.
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Obviously, you know, if you're a gearhead, you know what Isla man TT is in America, but if not, you don't really know.
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Part-poligeek, part-geek, sometimes substitute teacher, sometimes professional gearhead, and off-and-on amateur fiction writer.
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>> YEAH, I'M A GEARHEAD MYSELF.
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At the car show, I met a gearhead who can name every engine part without looking.
Synonyms
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A person who builds or drives custom cars called hot rods
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A person who loves computers and new electronic gadgets
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A person who loves equipment for hobbies like cycling
How Enthusiastic
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- Jargon
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- Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gearhead comes from two simple words: gear ('machine parts') and head ('a person'). Picture someone's 'head' full of gears — this is a helpful image for someone who loves cars, engines, or mechanical gadgets.