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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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 28 June 2025
The spaceport has two launch pads next to one another, so while technicians worked to fix that problem, Rocket Lab slotted in another Electron rocket to lift off from the pad next door.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
Small Details Matter Even professional technicians sometimes forget to check that microphones have new batteries.
—Adrian Dearnell, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The rescue helicopter hovered around 13,000 feet as rescue technicians hoisted each hiker one at a time off the cliff, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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“Technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technician. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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