Definition of techie
: a person who is very knowledgeable or enthusiastic about technology and especially high technology
techie
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Recent Examples of techie from the Web
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Advice: Dorman now helps other transgender techies pivot into data science roles.
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This lowers the wages of techies and everyone else.
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Military personnel adhere to an immutable job hierarchy, respecting traditional career paths, while techies often skip college, change jobs frequently, and start their own companies.
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Created largely by scientists, techies and experimental musicians, lowercase recordings are frequently based on the magnification of minute sounds through a computer, typically a Macintosh.
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Origin and Etymology of techie
by shortening & alteration from technician
TECHIE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of techie for English Language Learners
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: someone who knows a lot about technology
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