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[tek-nish-uhn]

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noun

a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.

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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Example Sentences

The ultrasound technician will place a lubricating gel onto your neck.

The technician then maneuvers it around in various directions up down and all around while they take lots of pix.

Instead, it was probably the result of a malfunctioning computer desperately trying to get the attention of a technician.

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The ultrasound technician will place a lubricating gel onto your neck.

The technician then maneuvers it around in various directions up down and all around while they take lots of pix.

Instead, it was probably the result of a malfunctioning computer desperately trying to get the attention of a technician.

Call in a qualified technician once a year to give the unit a checkup.

On the way into surgery or some test or treatment, a nurse or technician slips the patient a clipboard of legalese to sign.

He was also a patient and precise camera and developing process technician.

Excellent phone support has you talking to a technician in moments.

Spas often ask clients if they prefer a male or a female technician.

In mid-December, a careless technician activated the system by accident, causing a brief panic among tourists and residents alike.

She was much more organized and structured and much more of a technician.

So the technician arrives and checks out your refrigerator or washing machine.

Frankly, a technician could be trained to perform the sort of surgery you advocate.

Hiring a technician in this scenario would put the investigator over budget.

According to the polygraph technician you will be unable to tell a lie.

She was terribly traumatized by her work as a psychiatric technician.

There, a dedicated technician tests the drive to see whether a detected fault is likely to recur.

He is a casting error,a good technician but a bad political figure.

Harris, who has been working as certified pest control technician since last year, finds satisfaction in his work.

They decide on whether or not you need a technician or post-doc.

The field technician had been hired by a wind energy.

Working with the skiers and the factory, the technician will select several dozen pairs of skis to start working with.

In this stage of quality control, a technician determines the accuracy of the camera's viewfinder.

After some kerfuffle a technician confirmed that both countries had simply pressed the wrong button.

It actually travels with a trained technician and my doc was actually present during the procedure in an out patient clinic.

Then a technician draws some blood, gathers a saliva sample, and takes a punch of skin.

Every pseudo-medical technician has his own brand of herbal remedies to cure your brain fuzz and make you an honor-roll star.

Childs has worked as a computer technician with the city for five years.

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World English Dictionary

technician (tɛkˈnɪʃən)

—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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