Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knob-twiddler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knob-twid-dler
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technician whose job entails adjusting electronic devices via knobs.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Mr. Telson was a confirmed knob-twiddler. Often he would work along the whole range of his radio, to 'see what he could get.'"
"If you're a dedicated knob twiddler what follows can hold no pleasure for you. If jumping doggedly up and down in constant conflict with the electronics of a TV set is your idea of an evening's bliss, then don't read on."
"But long live the spirit of the amateur cameraman, the solo recording engineer, and the lonesome knob twiddler."
"Recorded in 1995, 'Spaceman' had been hanging around unnoticed for a year when an ad agency knob-twiddler chanced upon it, or rather one very, very small part of it."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

knob-twiddlers (plural) knob twiddler (alternative)

Questions

What does knob-twiddler mean?: A technician whose job entails adjusting electronic devices via knobs.

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