: a person who pursues mechanical or technological interests (as in automobiles or computers)
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For Harper’s, Kushner chronicles his adolescent gearhead flowering, as well as their time spent with the National Hot Rod Association—traveling from race to race, speaking with drivers, and basking in the fumes of cameraderie and funny cars.
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Peter Rubin, Longreads, 18 Nov. 2024
Resident best American screen teen Hailee Steinfeld plays Charlie Watson, an 18-year-old gearhead who just wants a car of her own — and who misses her deceased father terribly.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
That sort of vintage feature really plays to Leica gearheads, who likely won’t mind shelling out for the modern piece of Leica history.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
After all, diehard gearheads cite the lack of emotion of EVs as being their primary reason for hating them.
—James Morris, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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Peter Rubin, Longreads, 18 Nov. 2024
Resident best American screen teen Hailee Steinfeld plays Charlie Watson, an 18-year-old gearhead who just wants a car of her own — and who misses her deceased father terribly.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
That sort of vintage feature really plays to Leica gearheads, who likely won’t mind shelling out for the modern piece of Leica history.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
After all, diehard gearheads cite the lack of emotion of EVs as being their primary reason for hating them.
—James Morris, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Gearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gearhead. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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