technophile

English

Etymology

techno- +‎ -phile

Noun

technophile (plural technophiles)

1. A person who is very enthusiastic about technology, especially one who enjoys the advances in computer and media technology.
   • 1995, Theodore Kaczynski, Industrial Society and Its Future‎^[1]:

     It is naive to think it likely that technology can be phased out in a smoothly managed, orderly way, especially since the technophiles will fight stubbornly at every step.

Related terms

• technophilia n
• technophilic adj

French

Etymology

From techno- +‎ -phile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛk.nɔ.fil/

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Noun

technophile m or f by sense (plural technophiles)

1. technophile

Related terms

• technophilie

Further reading

• “technophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.