tech·ni·cian

[tek-nish-uhn]
noun
1.
a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.
2.
a person who is skilled in the technique of an art, as music or painting.

Origin:
1825–35; technic + -ian; see -ician

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technician (tɛkˈnɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person skilled in mechanical or industrial techniques or in a particular technical field
2.  a person employed in a laboratory, technical college, or scientific establishment to do practical work
3.  a person having specific artistic or mechanical skill, esp if lacking original flair or genius

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Word Origin & History

technician
1833, "person expert in the technicalities of some question," from technic "technical" (1612), from Gk. tekhnikos (see techno-). Meaning "person skilled in mechanical arts" is recorded from 1939.
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Medical Dictionary

technician tech·ni·cian (těk-nĭsh'ən)
n.
One whose occupation requires training in a specific technical process. Also called technologist.

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Example sentences
The ultrasound technician will place a lubricating gel onto your neck.
Then a technician draws some blood, gathers a saliva sample, and takes a punch
  of skin.
So the technician arrives and checks out your refrigerator or washing machine.
He was also a patient and precise camera and developing process technician.
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