gadgeteer

American  

[gaj-i-teer] / ˌgædʒ ɪˈtɪər /

noun

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

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gadgeteer British  

/ ˌɡædʒɪˈtɪə /

noun

1. a person who delights in gadgetry

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Etymology

Origin of gadgeteer

First recorded in 1935–40; gadget + -eer

Example Sentences

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

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

The dedicated gadgeteer at home and abroad is still convinced that instant photographs mean instant mediocrity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus Hamburg's Die Welt, in an atypically Teutonic blend of business judgment and sentiment, last week summed up the exit of the grand old gadgeteer of the West German auto industry.

From Time Magazine Archive