Gearhead

See also: gearhead and gear head

English

Etymology

From gear +‎ -head.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Gearhead (plural Gearheads)

A fan of the Gears of War media franchise centered on a series of video games.
- 2006 December 23, Tyler Todd, “Has Metal Gear gone semi-solid on PS3 for 2007?”, in The Gazette, Montreal, Que., page H4, column 3:
  It’s good to be free: Epic Games’ Gears of War is about to go weapons-free. The Xbox 360 smash has churned out sales of 2 million in just six weeks and soon enough, Gearheads will find free downloadable content on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
- 2007 May 3, Rich Janzaruk, “Gaming Guru”, in Times-Mail, volume 123, number 213, Bedford, Ind., page C2, column 2:
  For all you Gear-heads out there, Microsoft is going to release four new maps for “Gears of War” on the Xbox Live marketplace today.
- 2008 November, “Brutal Legend: Gears of War 2”, in GamePro, number 242, GamePro Media, page 74:
  Epic’s got a reward planned for loyal Gearheads with the free “Flashback” map pack.
- 2011 April 20, Steve Tilley, “Get Ready To Gear Up For Gears”, in The London Free Press, London, Ont., page C3:
  Here are seven things Gearheads can look forward to in the Gears of War 3 beta.
- 2013 April, “Gears of War: Judgment”, in @Gamer, number 28, page 67:
  WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT: ❌︎ Will diehard Gearheads like this much change?
- 2013 April 1, Paul Chapman, “Gears title turns back clock”, in The Province, Vancouver, B.C.: Postmedia Network Inc., page B4, column 4:
  Compared to the last Gears, however, it may be a bit of a letdown. True Gearheads are going to want to play it because it’s still such an engaging world.
- 2015 September 2, Jake Magee, “Press Start”, in TCA Regional News, Chicago, Ill.:
  Speaking of weapons, “Gears of War” features one of the most unusual weapons in any game I’ve played: the Gnasher shotgun. Despite it being a secondary weapon to the Lancer assault rifle each player starts with, the Gnasher is a favorite among all Gearheads.