technician

[ tek-nish-uh n ]

/ tɛkˈnɪʃ ən /

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noun

a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.

a person who is skilled in the technique of an art, as music or painting.

Nearby words

technical foul, technical institute, technical knockout, technical sergeant, technicality, technician, technicolor, technicolour, technics, technikon, technique

Origin of technician

1825–35; technic + -ian; see -ician

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Examples from the Web for technician

The technician on the other end is probably in a laboratory a thousand miles away.
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Others who had become infected included a technician from the lab that had been returning mistaken results.
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It was Robert Bergdahl's first turn as either a tool or technician of national politics in his family's struggle.
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But the technician acknowledged it could take a long time before veterans get in the door to receive it.
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“I honestly stopped doing that because it just overwhelmed me personally,” the technician said.
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This was presented to the other technician who had no knowledge of the case whatsoever.
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In Guynemer the technician and the marksman equaled and perhaps surpassed the pilot.
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He was a technician of ability in composition, light-and-shade, and relief, and was praised for the roundness of his figures.
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"More than modal theta," said the technician, writing something in code on his employment blank.
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He could imagine a technician sitting in front of a crazily wavering screen.
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British Dictionary definitions for technician

technician

/ (tɛkˈnɪʃən) /

noun

a person skilled in mechanical or industrial techniques or in a particular technical field

a person employed in a laboratory, technical college, or scientific establishment to do practical work

a person having specific artistic or mechanical skill, esp if lacking original flair or genius

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Medicine definitions for technician

technician

[ tĕk-nĭsh′ən ]

n.

One whose occupation requires training in a specific technical process.technologist