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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Elevator and escalator technician These workers install and maintain elevators, escalators and those moving walkways in airports.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Elias, 35 and a single parent, had made the trek from Homestead on his day off from his job as a hotel maintenance technician.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Technical rope technicians used ropes to recover the body, which was then transported to the Mohave County Medical Examiner's Office, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Following Gillibert’s advice, the production shifted its middle chapter from London to Dublin — a move that enriched the film’s themes and allowed a crew of Jarmusch regulars and French technicians to transition seamlessly between segments in Dublin and Paris.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Elias, 35 and a single parent, had made the trek from Homestead on his day off from his job as a hotel maintenance technician.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Technical rope technicians used ropes to recover the body, which was then transported to the Mohave County Medical Examiner's Office, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Following Gillibert’s advice, the production shifted its middle chapter from London to Dublin — a move that enriched the film’s themes and allowed a crew of Jarmusch regulars and French technicians to transition seamlessly between segments in Dublin and Paris.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technician. Accessed 11 Nov. 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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