gadgeteer

someone who likes to build or use technical devices

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High price for ultimate gadgets

Gadget lovers will need a healthy bank balance if they want to own this year's must-have technology, according to Stuff Magazine.

Its top ten gadgets for 2004 will set the keen GADGETEER back a hefty £8,420.

(BBC News - 3rd March 2004)

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gadg-e-teer
noun

A person who designs, builds, or delights in the use of gadgets.

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gad-get
noun

: a small specialized mechanical or electronic device
: a device that is very useful for a particular job


Origin unknown

Sources:
- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University


Synonyms:
appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gizmo, gismo, widget


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