: a person who pursues mechanical or technological interests (as in automobiles or computers)
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Here’s why gearheads should get excited about one of the biggest sales of the year:
An epic assortment of products: By our last count, there are almost 6,500 products on sale for this REI event.
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Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 May 2025
Cigar aficionados will delight in a hidden room that’s equipped with advanced air purification, and gearheads can admire all their four-wheeled collection in the auto gallery.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
And while Bicester Heritage acts as a quiet and calm but highly productive group of car-adjacent businesses during the week, the Scramble sees thousands of gearheads descend.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
There are gearheads who go and people with Instagram accounts devoted to their cars, but there are also people there like Kevin Kuzma, who lost his deceased mom’s 1957 Chevrolet 210.
—Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
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Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 May 2025
Cigar aficionados will delight in a hidden room that’s equipped with advanced air purification, and gearheads can admire all their four-wheeled collection in the auto gallery.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
And while Bicester Heritage acts as a quiet and calm but highly productive group of car-adjacent businesses during the week, the Scramble sees thousands of gearheads descend.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
There are gearheads who go and people with Instagram accounts devoted to their cars, but there are also people there like Kevin Kuzma, who lost his deceased mom’s 1957 Chevrolet 210.
—Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Gearhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gearhead. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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