: a person who pursues mechanical or technological interests (as in automobiles or computers)
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The natural thing to do, in his mind, was to create enthusiasm for a new brand by launching an electric sports car that other gearheads would fall in love with and then use that success to move into the mass market.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Set against the Venice International Film Festival, George and Amal Clooney, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Craig and Joe Alwyn were among the starry gearheads who attended.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
Visitation increases each year as gearheads, history buffs, photographers and families drive up the mountain to Jerome, and then continue a mile farther to the little outpost of Gold King Mine and Ghost Town.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
The mechanic, who works and lives out of an airplane hangar north of Los Angeles in Lancaster, California, has become a community celebrity in recent years thanks, in part, to the endorsements of high-profile gearheads like Jay Leno and Matt Farah.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Set against the Venice International Film Festival, George and Amal Clooney, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Craig and Joe Alwyn were among the starry gearheads who attended.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
Visitation increases each year as gearheads, history buffs, photographers and families drive up the mountain to Jerome, and then continue a mile farther to the little outpost of Gold King Mine and Ghost Town.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
The mechanic, who works and lives out of an airplane hangar north of Los Angeles in Lancaster, California, has become a community celebrity in recent years thanks, in part, to the endorsements of high-profile gearheads like Jay Leno and Matt Farah.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Gearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gearhead. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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