techie
Americannoun
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techies
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a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
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a person with skills or knowledge related to technology, especially computing; information technologist.
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a technician, as for a stage crew.
noun
adjective
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of techie
First recorded in 1980–85; tech(nical) + -ie
Example Sentences
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Music is such a special human thing that I think there is this weariness of how techie it’s all gotten in terms of how you interact with music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The process was filled with misunderstandings and distrust as the techie outsiders worked to win over the risk-averse industry veterans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
A self-described "techie guy," Davies said the platform's current obsession is on giving creators nuanced control over creating or editing footage -- something he described as the company's "holy grail."
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Gordon and Platt are camp teachers and former students, while Galvin is a techie with unsung talents.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
“Not them, specifically. Just guys like them. I’m not conventionally pretty. I like techie things.”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
By the 2010s, Tang’s lab had a national reputation among aspiring techies, and his former students began populating top companies in Silicon Valley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
What this means is that well-versed techies can now download and modify this AI without approval from Meta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I don’t want to be one of the people automated out the workforce. I guess I have to be a techie. I hope I’m one of the techies they need,” Webb, 61, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
But even before the modern internet came to be, techies and sci-fi writers were already imagining what the web was going to look like.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
The cage was directly before the manor door, and the techies were securing a concussor seal to the surrounding wall.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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