gadgeteer

American

[gaj-i-teer] / ˌgædʒ ɪˈtɪər /

noun

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

gadgeteer British

/ ˌɡædʒɪˈtɪə /

noun

a person who delights in gadgetry

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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

Tesla has succeed in making a car for gadgeteers, and for forgetful people like me that sometimes leave their phones behind.

From The Verge

He began posting photos of the Torqbar on Facebook groups for gadgeteers and on Instagram.

From Seattle Times

Bernard Burke, an emeritus physicist at MIT, agrees that early on Weiss was a “happy gadgeteer” who “wasn’t likely to get tenure unless he did something that did something.”

From Science Magazine

For "gadgeteers", there was a new top device.

From BBC

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