technician

[ tek-nish-uhn ]

noun

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.

technician

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of technician¹

1825–35; technic + -ian; -ician

Example Sentences

The contract was so costly, Seide said, because it required technicians to build a search tool to sort through millions of emails archived on USAGM’s servers — even before the lawyers could get to work.

From Washington Post

Before taking the bench, they are required to undergo fewer hours of training than the Palmetto State requires of its barbers and hair salon technicians.

From ProPublica

This is a perfect opportunity for donors, public and private sectors, investors, and technicians to collaborate and create a positive outcome for all parties.

From Fortune

These technicians often move up the career ladder by obtaining other degrees.

From Popular-Science

Meanwhile, wait times for results are stretching for weeks, forcing lab technicians to work around the clock.

From Popular-Science

The technician on the other end is probably in a laboratory a thousand miles away.

From The Daily Beast

Sisler is described as a “Medical/Surgical instrument technician” in his own court declaration.

From The Daily Beast

Landon Wilson, a U.S. Navy cryptologic technician, returned from Afghanistan in 2013 to a promotion for good work.

From The Daily Beast

Others who had become infected included a technician from the lab that had been returning mistaken results.

From The Daily Beast

For a decade, Maier worked as a senior technician with Hughes Aircraft in California.

From The Daily Beast

In other words, the technician is the man who invents or preserves labels to be pasted on the intuitive practices of his art.

From Project Gutenberg

It is superfluous to make fun of the fact that the technician writes on his visiting cards: Stud.

From Project Gutenberg

Twenty steps down the corridor, a Negro technician was focusing a sharp lens on page three of Arriba for April 27, 1938.

From Project Gutenberg

It is recommended that only your authorized Zenith television technician make repairs or adjustments inside the receiver.

From Project Gutenberg

The senior technician's eyes were still on the bright needle points.

From Project Gutenberg

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