putterer

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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Noun
  • The Padres’ first move of the offseason will flesh out the club’s current crop of international amateurs.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • James is one of them, though his kindly attempts to be there for Linda, as amateur repairman and reluctant babysitter, have a way of backfiring, usually on himself.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This Space Cowboys vibe makes sense because this tech boom looks less like the last one — social apps powered by subway ads and nap pods — than the 1980s PC revolution, powered by tinkerers with motherboards and soldering irons.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The deal gives Qualcomm direct access to the tinkerers, hobbyists and companies at the lowest levels of the robotics industry.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Putterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putterer. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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