tinkerers

plural of tinkerer
as in amateurs
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 tinkerers 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 At $3,499, it is clearly not priced for small-scale tinkerers. Dave Altavilla, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The New Yorker was inventing its voice, and Flanner was in the clique of tinkerers. Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
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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
  • Composite sticks, made of carbon fiber and other lightweight advanced materials, are now far more popular and preferred by both amateurs and professionals.
    Joseph Hostetler, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • The lower level of the five-bedroom, nine-bath residence is dedicated to hobbyists, whether that means putting on your favorite film in the plush home theater or pouring a glass of wine from one of the labels in the 800-bottle cellar.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 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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“Tinkerers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinkerers. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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