Knob-twiddler

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A technician whose job entails adjusting electronic devices via knobs. informal

    "Mr. Telson was a confirmed knob-twiddler. Often he would work along the whole range of his radio, to 'see what he could get.'"

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"Mr. Telson was a confirmed knob-twiddler. Often he would work along the whole range of his radio, to 'see what he could get.'"

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