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Tinkerer
//ˈtɪŋk.ɚ.ɚ// noun
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Noun
- 1 Agent noun of tinker; one who tinkers with things. agent, form-of
"Part of why both books dragged on so long is that Mr. Talese, who once worked for The New York Times, is a perfectionist, an obsessive tinkerer and rewriter, and also a famously meticulous reporter and researcher who spurns devices like composite characters and faked identities."
- 2 a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts wordnet
- 3 A meddler.
- 4 an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend wordnet
Etymology
From tinker + -er.
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