: a person who pursues mechanical or technological interests (as in automobiles or computers)
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The Dream Cruise encompasses a 16-mile stretch of roadway through nine participating Oakland County communities just outside of Detroit, and draws gearheads, nostalgia-seekers and casual fans from far and wide.
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
The Dream Cruise encompasses a 16-mile stretch of roadway through nine participating Oakland County communities, and draws gearheads, nostalgia-seekers and casual fans from far and wide.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Amidst an atmosphere of refined revelry catering to glitterati and gearheads alike, this iteration at the Monterey Jet Center featured 275 automobiles and fourteen flying machines—from rotorcraft to private jets.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
The ranch’s chief scientist is Erik Bard, a philosophical gearhead who sounds like Martin Sheen’s Kentucky cousin and gave Fugal’s crew its nickname: the Cabal.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
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Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
The Dream Cruise encompasses a 16-mile stretch of roadway through nine participating Oakland County communities, and draws gearheads, nostalgia-seekers and casual fans from far and wide.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Amidst an atmosphere of refined revelry catering to glitterati and gearheads alike, this iteration at the Monterey Jet Center featured 275 automobiles and fourteen flying machines—from rotorcraft to private jets.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
The ranch’s chief scientist is Erik Bard, a philosophical gearhead who sounds like Martin Sheen’s Kentucky cousin and gave Fugal’s crew its nickname: the Cabal.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for gearhead
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“Gearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gearhead. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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