tinkerer
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- noun
- /ˈtɪŋkər/
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- The world is changing in how hobbyists, tinkerers, and inventors are influencing modern manufacturing.
- an inveterate tinkerer
- a garage tinkerer
- a backyard tinkerer
You're one of the best tinkerers in the AI world.
- You're one of the best tinkerers in the AI world.
- I mean, he has this company that sells exotic materials for tinkerers.
- So, you know, be if, if you are a hacker, if you're interested in code, if you're a tinkerer, you know, learn how to hack.
- And the travellers, tinkerers, people like that were too civilized by that time of history.
- They were thinkers and tinkerers and had sometimes heated but usually respectful arguments.
Examples
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Were it not for forward-thinkers and tinkerers (the gifted and talented), few (if any) of these wonders would exist.
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Like Taylor, Hulse had been a tinkerer since his youth.
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Mr. Reston was a bit of a garage tinkerer.
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I've always been a tinkerer and a hands-on kind of guy.
Blog text (14) -
My assumption is that most users will be hobbyists, tinkerers, designers, and kids.
Blog text (17) -
Lynn Deasy is a freelance writer, author, foodie, and garden tinkerer.
Blog text (17) -
One of the companies that first got the attention of tinkerers was ALL Power Labs with the Gasifier Experimenter's Kit, or GEK.
Academic text (2012) -
As a tinkerer, she transformed old toys into unique art pieces.
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The tinkerer spent the weekend fixing broken electronics in his workshop.
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At the community center, tinkerers of all ages gathered to share their creative experiments.
Synonyms
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A person who fixes small metal things by hand, often while traveling
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A person who makes small changes to improve how something works
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A person who tries to fix things without much skill
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A person who likes making and using small devices like phones
Antonyms
How Skilled
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word tinkerer comes from tinker, which was the name for people who traveled around fixing pots, pans and small metal things. Think of the small 'tink' sound of metal and of someone who likes to try little changes and repairs, so a tinkerer is a person who enjoys fixing, changing, or experimenting with objects by hand.