gadgeteer
Lover of gizmos
A gadgeteer is someone who delights in gadgets—collecting them, tinkering with them, or inventing new ones.
The term suggests enthusiasm bordering on obsession: He's a gadgeteer who can't resist the latest tech.
In fiction, gadgeteers are characters whose superpower is building ingenious devices rather than having innate abilities.
Hobbyist who adjusts mechanisms
- makerOne who produces
- modderOne who alters software
- fixerOne who resolves issues
- DIYAmateur home projects
workshop · workbench · hobbyist · customizer · restorer · repairman · handyman · tweaker
Improvised or odd mechanism
- widgetUnspecified small device
- apparatusEquipment for a task
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
appliance · implement · tool · instrument · machine · accessory · equipment · doodad
Study of circuits
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
wearable · robotics · sensor · Bluetooth · USB · microcontroller · Arduino · Raspberry Pi
First functional specimen
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- inventionNew device or method
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
conceptualize · fabricate · engineer · innovate · design · creativity · breakthrough · laboratory
tinkerer
Hobbyist who adjusts mechanisms
DIY · workshop · workbench · hobbyist · customizer · restorer · repairman · handyman · tweaker · kit
contraption
Improvised or odd mechanism
mechanism · appliance · implement · tool · instrument · machine · accessory · equipment · doodad · thingamajig
electronics
Study of circuits
- gizmoNameless mechanical device
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
software · wearable · robotics · sensor · Bluetooth · USB · microcontroller · Arduino · Raspberry Pi · circuit
prototype
First functional specimen
brainstorm · conceptualize · fabricate · engineer · innovate · design · creativity · breakthrough · laboratory · experiment
- tech enthusiaststechie, tech geek, technophile, geek, tech enthusiast
- Tinkerersinventor, modder, DIYer, maker, experimenter
- Pioneerspioneer, pioneers, forerunner, trailblazer, innovator
gadgeteertechnophobe
One fearing modern devices
Luddite · neo-Luddite · anti-technology · old-fashioned · traditionalist
gadgeteertraditionalist
Adherent to established customs
minimalist · back-to-basics · naturalist · off-the-grid · purist