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

Bus drivers, custodians and special education workers will receive a 24% wage increase, increased hours that ensure healthcare benefits, and the district agreed to rescind layoffs for hundreds of IT technicians. —Tom Wait, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

Emergency medical technicians tended to Chaney for several minutes before he was loaded onto a gurney and taken from the field. —ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

From technician to manager at AT&T Joe Terrell was once one of them. —Thomas C. Zambito, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

After the incident was reported to the school, one of the school’s behavioral technicians notified a school resource officer about the student with the weapon. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 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