technician

American  

[tek-nish-uhn] / tɛkˈnɪʃ ən /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of technician

1825–35; technic + -ian; -ician

Example Sentences

"We gave many opportunities to the old set of political leaders," lab technician Yadav says.

From BBC

Keeping the systems whirring is a constant operation, with technicians on site even during religious holidays.

From Barron's

At first, Zamora was helped by an accomplice, a technician for Portugal’s national flag carrier TAP—the company that would ultimately uncover the scam.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some of them were genuine certificates supplied by an accomplice working as a technician at an airline, but with details altered on his home computer.

From BBC

But Prissard warns other film industry jobs could be replaced in the "near" future, such as "technicians, the set designers" and even "the producers themselves".

From Barron's

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