technician

noun

tech·​ni·​cian tek-ˈni-shən 

1

: a specialist in the technical details of a subject or occupation

a computer technician

2

: one who has acquired the technique of an art or other area of specialization

… a superb technician and a musician of integrity …

—Irving Kolodin

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

She’s worked in the county in a variety of roles, like as a detective, a crime scene evidence technician and a field training officer. —Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

Psarros’s experimental visual style is influenced by her background in dance and the fine arts, while her technical knowledge is strengthened by her experience as a prep technician and camera assistant. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026

After getting rid of that gown, the technician positioned me chest-forward against her own mechanical vice. —Zachary Bernstein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

Shannon Kent, a Navy chief cryptologic technician, was killed January 16, 2019, in a suicide bomb attack in Manbij, Syria. —Josh Meyer, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

techn(ic) or techn(ical) entry 1 + -ician

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing technician

• dental technician
• emergency medical technician

Rhymes for technician

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

Kids Definition

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