technophile

as in geek
someone who likes and enjoys technology and modern machines (such as computers) Technophiles flocked to the convention for a sneak preview of the latest gadgets,

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Recent Examples of technophile After thwarting an attack against the celebrated technophile, Franklin picks up a mysterious ring that Burrell has dropped and soon discovers the ring allows its possessor to travel 57 seconds into the past. Carole Horst, Variety, 22 May 2022 People use the terms gearhead, geek, technocrat, and technophile interchangeably. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for technophile
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Noun
  • And make no mistake — Taylor is the kind of pop geek who knows all these stories cold, so this is primed to be the biggest pop wedding of all.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Both men are charismatic movie stars who happen to share a secret film-geek disposition.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • Once it's installed, Stealerium is designed to steal a wide variety of data and send it to the hacker via services like Telegram, Discord, or the SMTP protocol in some variants of the spyware, all of which is relatively standard in infostealers.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Chinese hackers Volt Typhoon recently compromised a Massachusetts public power utility and remained undetected in the utility's network for 300 days.
    Leeza Garber, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • In turn, Agee’s ARGUS techie character, John Economos, would serve a more substantial role.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
  • And a fun techie feature is the hotel is the first and only hotel in Canada to offer room service via an autonomous delivery robot.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025

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“Technophile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technophile. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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