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noun tech·ie \ ˈte-kē \

Definition of techie

:a person who is very knowledgeable or enthusiastic about technology and especially high technology

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techie

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Recent Examples of techie from the Web

A cynic might say that store captures this town in a nutshell: a shop transplanted from Williamsburg to Lawrenceville, the hippest neighborhood in Pittsburgh, selling vintage workwear to the techies who replaced the steelworkers.

— benjy hansen-bundy, GQ, "Pittsburgh: Where to Eat, Drink, and Stuff Your Face with Charcuterie," 24 Aug. 2017
NOLA Profiles is a new series focusing on the creative folks — the artists, writers, musicians, techies and more — who make the Crescent City click.

— kadee krieger, NOLA.com, "WGNO's Tamica Lee has an easy, elegant style on and off screen. See a few of her favorite things," 8 Aug. 2017
NOLA Profiles is a new series focusing on the creative folks — the artists, writers, musicians, techies and more — who make the Crescent City click.

— kadee krieger, NOLA.com, "WGNO's Tamica Lee has an easy, elegant style on and off screen. See a few of her favorite things," 8 Aug. 2017
Some techies also thought the memo, in which Damore wrote that biological differences between men and women are the reason some women might not excel in the tech profession, made fair points.

— tracey lien, latimes.com, "By firing engineer, Google shows what you can say — and what you can't — at work," 8 Aug. 2017
Many of Philadelphia’s rising tide of Millennials, who help drive the real estate building boom, are techies.

— stu bykofsky, Philly.com, "Domb idea: 3 things needed to grow Philly's future," 25 July 2017
Except for the wealthy, the lucky techies and the corporate elite.

— jon talton, The Seattle Times, "Extreme compensation has become the norm," 15 July 2017
A civil war between the techies that run bitcoin could cause significant disruption of the digital currency by the end of July 2017, possibly leading to wild price swings, transaction delays and even outright losses.

— Washington Post, "AP Explains: Dispute could mean financial panic in bitcoin," 14 July 2017
NOLA Profiles is a new series focusing on the creative folks — the artists, writers, musicians, techies and more — who make the Crescent City click.

— NOLA.com, "See New Orleans choreographer Maya Taylor's cool moves: NOLA Profiles," 6 July 2017

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