technophile

Noun

Meaning

technophile (plural technophiles)

A person who is very enthusiastic about technology, especially one who enjoys the advances in computer and media technology.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

researcher cyberpunk hacker cracker technologist power user technoid

Antonyms

luddite

Hypernyms

enthusiast fancier

Related terms

technophilic technophilia

Examples

I'm often saddened and dismayed to see myself portrayed as either a Luddite or as a raving technophile. I've always thought that my job was to be as anthropologically neutral about emerging technologies as possible. William Gibson

Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile. Chris Hardwick

Close letter words and terms

technopeasant technopeasantry technophilanthropist technophilia technophilic technophilosophical