technician
Americannoun
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technicians
plural
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a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.
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a person who is skilled in the technique of an art, as music or painting.
noun
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a person skilled in mechanical or industrial techniques or in a particular technical field
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a person employed in a laboratory, technical college, or scientific establishment to do practical work
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a person having specific artistic or mechanical skill, esp if lacking original flair or genius
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of technician
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.
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Example Sentences
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The death of a Russian lab technician triggers fears of a pneumonic plague outbreak, even as health officials downplay the risk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The guitar was built by Luis Muñoz, a Mexican American guitar technician and luthier who operates out of a tiny repair shop in East L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Kevin Boyd, a technician for the plane maker who started his career as a machinist, said Boeing’s processes and controls take years to learn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Only two of the 42 staff members have found work in the formal sector, according to Miguel Marquez, a 62-year-old lab technician, who served the company for 20 years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Tuesday, just before lunch, a doctor and a policewoman and a technician came in.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
In a lab at the Center for DNA Identification in Hanoi last week, technicians carefully cut into bone fragments separated from remains to extract samples for DNA analysis.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“It was developed over years with many brilliant artists, technicians and performers contributing to the collaboration,” says Taymor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
He is building the business’ social-media presence, including podcasts with technicians taking customer questions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
An investigation into the crash is being led by the Major Crime Unit of the Sûreté du Québec, working alongside crime scene technicians as well as investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The Army’s animal-care technicians are classified 91-T, which in Army jargon becomes 91-Tango.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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