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
Example Sentences
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As the lab technician prepared my vials, I told him, “I’m going to upload my blood work to AI!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
According to Jonathan Krinsky, BTIG’s managing director and chief market technician, this is the third time the S&P 500 has tested the 6,600 level going back to October.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Kent, 45, is a US special forces and CIA veteran whose wife, navy cryptologic technician Shannon Kent, was killed in a suicide bombing in Syria in 2019.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
To Frank Cappelleri, market technician and founder of CappThesis, the selling suggests a market that looks “toppy.”
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
So they found a friendly civilian technician and he twisted a rubber band around their arms, and they watched while he filled some tubes with their blood.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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