technician

American  

[tek-nish-uhn] / tɛkˈnɪʃ ən /

noun

• technicians
  plural

1. a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.

2. a person who is skilled in the technique of an art, as music or painting.

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technician British  

/ tɛkˈnɪʃən /

noun

1. a person skilled in mechanical or industrial techniques or in a particular technical field

2. a person employed in a laboratory, technical college, or scientific establishment to do practical work

3. a person having specific artistic or mechanical skill, esp if lacking original flair or genius

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• technicians
  plural

Etymology

Origin of technician

1825–35; technic + -ian; see -ician

Explanation

A technician is someone who has knowledge and training in a technical process. If you are having trouble with your computer network, you might have to call in a network technician to get it sorted out. A technician knows all of the ins and outs (the technicalities) of a specific process. A computer technician knows all about how computers work and how to fix them. Likewise an automotive technician (a mechanic) knows all about cars and how to fix them. Technician is not always associated with technology. If a painter or a musician is trained in various artistic, or musical techniques, he or she can also be called a technician.

Example Sentences

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McQuade is a former employee at the open-source AI platform Hugging Face who previously rose from field technician to Amazon Web Services team lead at Unity Connected Solutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

"At major competitions such as the World Cosplay Summit, people tend to want to wear costumes that involve a certain level of technical complexity and often have several layers," the electrical technician told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Our call of the day comes from BTIG’s chief market technician Jonathan Krinsky, who said “some reprieve is in order” after the “largest/fastest momentum crash in modern history.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Registered vet technician Maira Vierheller, right, picks up Chewy for an appointment in the clinic at Frosted Faces Foundation in Ramona, a nonprofit that rescues senior dogs, on February 20, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

She was met by a white-aproned technician, who led her down the long corridors of the ancient building to a large, cold room whose walls were painted gray.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic strands destined for data centres powering the global artificial intelligence boom.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

All pharmacists and pharmacy technicians delivering the service have received specialist training to provide emergency contraception and wider contraceptive care.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Instead, he says, it’s producing technicians and activists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Zito has been in touch with park technicians near his home, noting they are sitting with microphones and equipment to capture sonic readings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The technicians from the 586th hadn’t ever been under fire before.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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