propeller-head
Passionate computer geek
A propeller-head is someone obsessively devoted to technical or scientific subjects, especially computers—a nerd or geek.
The image evokes a beanie cap with a spinning propeller, the stereotypical headwear of socially awkward enthusiasts in mid-century cartoons: The propeller-heads in IT finally fixed the server.
The term is mildly dismissive but often affectionate.
Brainy social misfit
- techieElectronics enthusiast, informally
- dorkSocially inept person
- dweebSocially inept person
- brainiacExceptionally intelligent person
egghead · wonk · boffin · anorak · hacker · coder · tinkerer · hobbyist
Creator of original devices
- tinkererHobbyist who adjusts mechanisms
- engineerTechnical design professional
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
genius · creator · builder · designer · experimenter · problem-solver · futurist · trailblazer
nerd
Brainy social misfit
brainiac · egghead · wonk · boffin · anorak · hacker · coder · tinkerer · hobbyist · enthusiast
inventor
Creator of original devices
- tinkererHobbyist who adjusts mechanisms
- engineerTechnical design professional
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
visionary · genius · creator · builder · designer · experimenter · problem-solver · futurist · trailblazer · hobbyist
propeller-headjock
Sports-obsessed person
cool kid · popular kid · socialite · party animal · frat boy
propeller-headtechnophobe
One fearing modern devices
casual user · layperson · novice · Luddite · digital immigrant
propel, propeller, propelled, propelling, propellers, propellant, gearhead