technician

T1E1C3H4N1I1C3I1A1N1
/tɛkˈnɪʃən/

noun

A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.

“The lift technician found the reason the lift wasn't working.”

Opposite
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Meanings

nountechnician (plural technicians)

plural technicians

  1. A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.

    The lift technician found the reason the lift wasn't working.

    Synonyms: tech, techie, technologist · Antonyms: Luddite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.

Opposite

Origin

Translations

Arabic تِقْنِيّ, فَنِّيّ
  • تِقْنِيّ (tiqniyy)occupation
  • فَنِّيّ (fanniyy)occupation
Basque teknikari
  • teknikarioccupation
Bengali যন্ত্রবিৎ
  • যন্ত্রবিৎ (jontrobit)occupation
Bulgarian техни́к, техни́чка
  • техни́к (tehník)occupation
  • техни́чка (tehníčka)occupation
Catalan tècnic
  • tècnicoccupation
Chinese Mandarin 技術員 /技术员
  • 技術員 /技术员 (jìshùyuán)occupation
Czech technik, technička
  • technikoccupation
  • techničkaoccupation
Danish tekniker
  • teknikeroccupation
Dutch technicus, technieker
  • technicusoccupation
  • techniekeroccupation
Esperanto teĥnikisto, teknikisto
  • teĥnikistooccupation
  • teknikistooccupation
Estonian tehnik
  • tehnikoccupation
Finnish teknikko
  • teknikkooccupation
French technicien, technicienne
  • technicienoccupation
  • technicienneoccupation
German Techniker, Technikerin
  • Technikeroccupation
  • Technikerinoccupation
Greek τεχνικός
  • τεχνικός (technikós)occupation
Hebrew טֶכְנַאי
  • טֶכְנַאי (tekhnaí)occupation
Hindi तकनीशियन, यंत्रविद्
  • तकनीशियन (taknīśiyan)occupation
  • यंत्रविद् (yantravid)occupation
Hungarian műszerész, technikus
  • műszerészoccupation
  • technikusoccupation
  • laboránsoccupation
  • szerelőoccupation
Indonesian teknisi
  • teknisioccupation
Irish teicneoir
  • teicneoiroccupation
Italian tecnico
  • tecnicooccupation
Japanese 技術者, テクニシャン
  • 技術者 (gijutsu-sha)occupation
  • テクニシャン (tekunishan)occupation
Korean 기술자, 엔진이어
  • 기술자 (gisulja)occupation
  • 엔진이어 (enjinieo)occupation
Latvian tehniķis, tehniķe
  • tehniķisoccupation
  • tehniķeoccupation
Lithuanian technikas, technikė
  • technikasoccupation
  • technikėoccupation
Malay juruteknik
  • juruteknikoccupation
Māori kaihangarau, ringapū
  • kaihangarauoccupation
  • ringapūoccupation
Norwegian Bokmål tekniker
  • teknikeroccupation
Persian تکنیسین
  • تکنیسین (teknisyan)occupation
Polish technik, techniczka
  • technikoccupation
  • techniczkaoccupation
Portuguese técnico
  • técnicooccupation
Romanian tehnician, tehniciană
  • tehnicianoccupation
  • tehnicianăoccupation
Russian те́хник
  • те́хник (téxnik)occupation
Slovak technik, technička
  • technikoccupation
  • techničkaoccupation
Spanish técnico
  • técnicooccupation
Swedish tekniker
  • teknikeroccupation
Thai ช่างเทคนิค
  • ช่างเทคนิค (châang-ték-nìk)occupation
Turkish teknisyen
  • teknisyenoccupation
Ukrainian те́хнік
  • те́хнік (téxnik)occupation
Urdu ٹیکنیشن
  • ٹیکنیشن (taknīśiyan)occupation
Vietnamese nhà kỹ thuật, kĩ thuật viên
  • nhà kỹ thuậtoccupation
  • kĩ thuật viênoccupation
Welsh technegwr, technegydd
  • technegwroccupation
  • technegyddoccupation
Yiddish טעכניקער
  • טעכניקער (tekhniker)occupation
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“technician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technician. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “technician,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technician.

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