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gadgeteer

American  
[gaj-i-teer] / ˌgædʒ ɪˈtɪər /

noun

  1. a person who invents or is particularly fond of using gadgets.


gadgeteer British  
/ ˌɡædʒɪˈtɪə /

noun

  1. a person who delights in gadgetry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of gadgeteer

First recorded in 1935–40; gadget + -eer


Example Sentences

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Bond's gadgeteer, Q, radios in, and Bond delivers the rhetorical goods: "I showed him your watch. It blew his mind."

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021

While others described Lawson as a gadgeteer with a penchant for engineering, Tremulis told Special Interest Auto, “I’ve always considered him an imagineer - the best of all worlds.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 24, 2016

He wears a hearing aid and is enough of a gadgeteer to have adapted it to serve as a stethoscope.

From Time Magazine Archive

Coming less than two years after Sony's $2 billion purchase of CBS Records, the acquisition completes the transformation of the maker of Walkmans, televisions, stereos and videocassette players from gadgeteer to master showman.

From Time Magazine Archive

A gadgeteer with a flair for mechanical problem solving, Winchell has contributed to his own profession by developing new techniques for making dummies move and for animating films.

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