technician

American  

[tek-nish-uhn] / tɛkˈnɪʃ ən /

noun

• technicians
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• technicians
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of technician

1825–35; technic + -ian; see -ician

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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.

Example Sentences

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"If we're right that the liver is impactful, what do we do about that?" said first author Sam de Leve, MA, a USC lab technician and child of Laurie DeLeve.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Those buying directly from the owner or from a third-party seller can take the car to a technician certified in working with electric cars for a maintenance check.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

That means that instead of hiring five technicians, the company might hire one technician and two engineers, who will be paid more, according to Firth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Russian news outlet People of Baikal reported on Friday that the laboratory technician, whom it named as 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, may have contracted plague from a broken test tube.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

I gritted my teeth to keep from saying something else stupid and stopped moving so the poor technician could attempt to untangle the mess I’d made.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Tensions between the two central American countries have escalated over the disappearance of the four air force technicians working as part of a UN-backed anti-gang organisation in Haiti.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

In Mesa, Arizona, ASU’s school of manufacturing is training around 170 people to become equipment technicians at Taiwanese chip maker TSMC’s fast-growing Arizona plant and plans to increase that number to 800 next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

It said 2,600 Enedis technicians and contractors were working to re-establish power.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Detectives and forensic services technicians stayed at the scene while executing a search warrant and collecting evidence overnight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Holed up with the technicians, the children got an inside view of radio.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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