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Noun: tinkerer  ting-ku-ru(r)
  1. A person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
    "The garage was full of half-finished projects belonging to the enthusiastic tinkerer";
    - tinker
     
  2. An unskilled person who tries to fix or mend
    "The amateur tinkerer's attempts to fix the car only made the problem worse";
    - fiddler

Derived forms: tinkerers

Type of: experimenter, unskilled person

Encyclopedia: Tinkerer