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Definition of "gadgeteer" [gadgeteer]

  • A person who designs, builds, or delights in the use of gadgets. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gadgeteer" in a sentence
  • "The self-described "gadgeteer" warns that mobile medicine may not work as well for the "non-techie, non-geeky kind of doctor" and that he still has concerns about privacy, physician workload, payment plans, diagnostic accuracy and medical-legal risks."
  • "His corporate second-in-command and all purpose gadgeteer Lucius Fox is appalled, objecting that this is too much power for one man to wield."
  • "He's been identified early on as a genius gadgeteer, so he builds elaborate machines to automate the services of a dog hotel with an ever-expanding guest register."