: a person who pursues mechanical or technological interests (as in automobiles or computers)
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Resident best American screen teen Hailee Steinfeld plays Charlie Watson, an 18-year-old gearhead who just wants a car of her own — and who misses her deceased father terribly.
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
That sort of vintage feature really plays to Leica gearheads, who likely won’t mind shelling out for the modern piece of Leica history.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
After all, diehard gearheads cite the lack of emotion of EVs as being their primary reason for hating them.
—James Morris, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
In related gearhead print-publication news, Sound & Vision, a magazine devoted to audio-video products — and the successor to the veneral Stereo Review magazine — announced at the end of September that its current issue would be its last.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
That sort of vintage feature really plays to Leica gearheads, who likely won’t mind shelling out for the modern piece of Leica history.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
After all, diehard gearheads cite the lack of emotion of EVs as being their primary reason for hating them.
—James Morris, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
In related gearhead print-publication news, Sound & Vision, a magazine devoted to audio-video products — and the successor to the veneral Stereo Review magazine — announced at the end of September that its current issue would be its last.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Gearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gearhead. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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