tinkerer

noun

Definition of tinkerernext
as in amateur
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession he's been tinkering with cars since he was a kid, and now he's a tinkerer who knows nearly as much as a mechanic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinkerer
  1. amateur
  2. layman
  3. dabbler
Noun
  • The Dodgers are also in the market for Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki, who will sign no sooner than Jan. 15, the beginning of the 2025 international amateur signing period.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Condense cookbooks Cookbooks are amazing sources of inspiration and guidance for amateur and experienced home cooks alike.
    Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of amateur
Noun
  • His seductive and affable manner of describing the essence of a budding romance in layman’s terms is inviting.
    Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In layman’s terms, there are fewer entry points for threat actors since Meet operates entirely in your browser (on the desktop).
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of layman
Noun
  • Born in the country market town of Briggs, Lincolnshire, on Oct. 28, 1929, in the less affluent north of England, Joan Ann Plowright was the daughter of a local newspaper editor and his homemaker wife, a gifted dabbler in amateur dramatics who encouraged her daughter to act.
    Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Others are simply dabblers, like Justin Liam O’Brien.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
Definition of dabbler
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