technician
Americannoun
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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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Individual retailers could be in for more pain too, Roth Capital Partners Chief Market Technician JC O’Hara warns.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
More than 40% of America’s aviation mechanics are over 60 and fast approaching retirement, according to a report from Oliver Wyman management consultants and the Aviation Technician Education Council, or ATEC.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Students finish for the day after participating in the Auto Technician training program at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in downtown Los Angeles on December 11, 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
"Metalloprotease activity has never been shown before in animals like this," said Petrus Steenbergen, one of the study's lead authors and an Ikmi Group Senior Research Technician.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024
The door opened wide and Technician Martin Gunther let them in.
From Adaptation by Schoenherr, John
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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