tinkerer
- a word derived from tinker.
Example Sentences
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Service stations remained scarce, but gasoline could be purchased at hardware stores, and every town had a tinkerer or two—often a bicycle repairman turned mechanic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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
Lying in a bed, arms hanging over the side, is the tinkerer I met on the first day, Mr. Gideon.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
