hands-on

American  

[handz-on, -awn] / ˈhændzˈɒn, -ˈɔn /

adjective

1. characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct.

   a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.

2. requiring manual operation, control, adjustment, or the like; not automatic or computerized.

   the old hands-on telephone switchboards.

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hands-on British  

adjective

1. involving practical experience of equipment, etc

   hands-on training in the use of computers

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Etymology

Origin of hands-on

First recorded in 1905–10; by analogy with hands-off

Example Sentences

Weiss isn’t the first executive to be put in charge of a TV news operation without any hands-on experience.

From Los Angeles Times

Hershey, whose job involves working hands-on with Anthropic customers to deploy Claude, said he frequently shares best practices, based on what he learned from Pokémon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Students get hands-on training and learn about the body and how to use firefighting equipment.

From Los Angeles Times

To help move this field forward, Erdbrügger is organizing a hands-on workshop for UVA scientists focused specifically on extracellular vesicle research.

From Science Daily

People who have worked at and with Lucasfilm said Kennedy has been more of a hands-on producer than a business-focused studio executive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• firsthand