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technophile
technophile n.
Brit. 
/ˈtɛknə(ʊ)fʌɪl/
, /ˈtɛknə(ʊ)fʌɪl/U.S. /ˈtɛknəˌfaɪl/
[after German Technophile (1954 in the source translated in quot. 1955)] a person who likes or readily adopts technology.In quot. 1955 applied to an animal./ˈtɛknəˌfaɪl/ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > worker > enthusiast for technology > [noun]
technomaniac1951
technophile1955
techie1970
technofreak1973
technoid1976
gearhead1989
1955 G. Sircom tr. H. Hediger Stud. Psychol. & Behaviour Captive Animals Zoos & Circuses 15 Even within a single group of animals..one may be a technophobe (pine marten), the other a definite technophile (the common marten, Martes foina).
1983 Daily Tel. 28 Nov. 12/1 Those technophiles disappointed by the absence of innovative features in IBM's newly announced P.C. Junior home computer have overlooked one splendid novelty.
2003 Total DVD Dec. 111/1 When the first personal DVD players were introduced, they were regarded as futuristic pieces of technology aimed only at the well-heeled technophile.
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