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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"We gave many opportunities to the old set of political leaders," lab technician Yadav says.
From BBC
Keeping the systems whirring is a constant operation, with technicians on site even during religious holidays.
From Barron's
At first, Zamora was helped by an accomplice, a technician for Portugal’s national flag carrier TAP—the company that would ultimately uncover the scam.
Some of them were genuine certificates supplied by an accomplice working as a technician at an airline, but with details altered on his home computer.
From BBC
But Prissard warns other film industry jobs could be replaced in the "near" future, such as "technicians, the set designers" and even "the producers themselves".
From Barron's
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