technician
noun
tech·ni·cian
tek-ˈni-shən 
Examples of technician in a Sentence
They hired a technician to help maintain the office's computers.
She is the lighting technician for the play.
As a painter, he was more than just a technician; he was a creative genius.
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Both as a technician responsible for inspecting, servicing and repairing motor transport equipment like tactical vehicles and as a vehicle recovery operator, responsible for bringing back armored vehicles in support of troop missions.
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Nearly 500 were arrested, including hundreds of South Korean engineers and technicians.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The teams include surgeons, an anesthesiologist, nurses and technicians, all serving as volunteers and paying their own expenses.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
In these bite-size courses, which can be as short as a week or two, future engineers and technicians can gain critical hands-on experience in clean-room fundamentals or an introduction to topics like lithography or etching.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Nearly 500 were arrested, including hundreds of South Korean engineers and technicians.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The teams include surgeons, an anesthesiologist, nurses and technicians, all serving as volunteers and paying their own expenses.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
In these bite-size courses, which can be as short as a week or two, future engineers and technicians can gain critical hands-on experience in clean-room fundamentals or an introduction to topics like lithography or etching.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technician. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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technician
noun
tech·ni·cian
tek-ˈnish-ən
1
: a specialist in the technical details of a subject or occupation
a medical technician
2
: a person skilled in the techniques especially of an art
Medical Definition
technician
noun
tech·ni·cian
tek-ˈnish-ən
: a specialist in the technical details of a subject or occupation
a medical technician
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