PUTTERER Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

putterer

noun

as in amateur

a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession her husband is an inveterate putterer, and their garage is full of half-finished projects he has worked on over the years

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In the paper, the authors encourage anyone able to observe the impact to give it a try—and point to guides to help amateurs.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
Those numbers would drop further given all amateur signing bonuses would also be factored in.

— Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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When an experiment fails, the tinkerer does not collapse emotionally.

— Lintao "LT" Lu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In the coming months, the company plans to add more functionality and self-serve features to allow a wider range of use cases and users, eventually reaching individual tinkerers.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

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