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technologist

American  
[tek-nol-uh-jist] / tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒɪst /

noun

  1. a person who specializes in technology.


Other Word Forms

  • antitechnologist noun

Etymology

Origin of technologist

First recorded in 1855–60; technolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

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Christina Onasoglou is a food technologist specialising in dairy products who runs with her husband a medium-sized dairy that exports 98 percent of the feta it produces.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

These include invisible watermarks embedded directly into images and cryptographic signatures linked to the technologist at the time of image capture, which can help verify authenticity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

When I mention this feat of incompetence to the technologist inside the examining room, she tells me I could’ve just taken off my shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Microsoft’s security organization meanwhile is recruiting a senior director overseeing narrative and storytelling, described as part cybersecurity technologist, part communicator and part marketer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Back in the vault, Dylan said the thief was a technologist.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston