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
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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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
None of that is likely to change any time soon, and Roth Capital Partners Chief Market Technician JC O’Hara agrees that it’s hard to make the case for investing in real estate investment trusts.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Technician Sasha Verchovskyhas been building it since the early 1990s.
From BBC • May 8, 2025
"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
"I regained my sanity in time, Master Technician," the Weapon replied pleasantly.
From The Reluctant Weapon by Myers, Howard L.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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