Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tinkerer

2 senses of tinkerer

Sense 1
tinkerer, fiddler -- (an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend)
       => unskilled person -- (a person who lacks technical training)

Sense 2
tinker, tinkerer -- (a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts)
       => experimenter -- (a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry")