tinkerer
- a word derived from tinker.
Example Sentences
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Raised in the Detroit suburbs, Tucker was a tinkerer who founded companies developing race cars and aircraft engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
We don’t really talk about it, but it has a link to his father, and his father being a tinkerer of old cars and Robby needing a vacation, a hiatus of sorts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
He was a natural tinkerer with an orientation toward real-world problem solving.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2024
A self-proclaimed tech tinkerer, he prefers using Android phones because the system is more customizable than an iPhone.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
“You can repay me by convincing the tinkerer to fix my bath, since you seem to have his ear.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
