boffin (noun)

1. Amelia fell in love with a boffin, who was a brilliant scientist and also her soulmate.

2. The boffin showed up at the fashion show wearing his lab coat, accessorized with test tubes and goggles.

3. In the animated TV series, the boffin character was always inventing wacky gadgets to help the main characters.

4. During World War II, many boffins were recruited to work on the development of radar technology.