technician
Americannoun
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technicians
plural
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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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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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McQuade is a former employee at the open-source AI platform Hugging Face who previously rose from field technician to Amazon Web Services team lead at Unity Connected Solutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Our call of the day comes from BTIG’s chief market technician Jonathan Krinsky, who said “some reprieve is in order” after the “largest/fastest momentum crash in modern history.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The previous year, the suit claimed, hackers created an email account impersonating a photographer, and persuaded a digital technician to send them unreleased photos that belonged to Grande.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Registered vet technician Maira Vierheller, right, picks up Chewy for an appointment in the clinic at Frosted Faces Foundation in Ramona, a nonprofit that rescues senior dogs, on February 20, 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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
The report recommends a floor for how much supervision therapists should give lower-level technicians and says they should do at least part of the oversight in person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Zito has been in touch with park technicians near his home, noting they are sitting with microphones and equipment to capture sonic readings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Federal regulators have issued guidance for technicians to review during an inspection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It boasts more than 30,000 followers on Instagram-like Xiaohongshu, where it posts videos of its technicians showing off their tools.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The technicians set up a makeshift radio studio around his bed.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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