a person who contrives, or takes a special delight in, gadgets
Word origin
gadget + -eer
gadgeteer in American English
(ˌɡædʒɪˈtɪər)
noun
a person who invents or is particularly fond of using gadgets
Word origin
[1935–40; gadget + -eer]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aeroembolism, bingo, gangbuster, hard core, unit trust-eer is a noun-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from French (buccaneer; mutineer; pioneer) and productive in the formation of English nouns denoting persons who produce, handle,or are otherwise significantly associated with the referent of the base word (auctioneer; engineer; mountaineer; pamphleteer); now frequently pejorative (profiteer; racketeer)