technophile
Americannoun
noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of technophile
Explanation
If you’re someone who is always excited about new advancements and innovations in software, eager to get your hands on the latest gadgets and electronics, then you can describe yourself as a technophile. A technophile is a person who has a strong enthusiasm for technology. Technophiles are the ones who line up for the latest smartphone releases, explore cutting-edge apps, and love discussing the newest technological trends and developments. Their passion for innovation can cover a wide range of interests, from computers and video games to artificial intelligence and robotics. Being a technophile means staying curious and excited about how advancements can improve our lives and shape the future.
Example Sentences
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Leading the charge was the company’s technophile chairman, John Elkann, head of the Agnelli family, which controls the carmaker through its investment vehicle Exor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Yet the effort to link him to these concepts is revealing in itself, especially for what it tells us about what Fuller still means to a certain kind of technophile.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2022
Artist J. M. W. Turner was a technophile, famously capturing the Industrial Revolution in paint.
From Nature ● Dec. 19, 2019
Perhaps the most prescient scene in the futuristic 1960s cartoon “The Jetsons” was when George, the eager technophile, had to run as fast as he could to stay on a newfangled treadmill gone haywire.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2018
Ahmad, technophile and deeply protective brother, was, in very real ways, watching over Zeitoun at all times.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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