Meanings
plural technologists
- A scientist, engineer, or technician who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.
The technologist must be careful not to overmoisten the disk, as false negative results can occur due to dilution of the end product.
1990, Ellen Jo Baron, Sydney M. Finegold, Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, page 4181 more example
Gravity, heat, [and] electromagnetism…are the natural phenomena that scientists study and that engineers and technologists use to make their tools.
2012, David Blockley, Engineering: A Very Short Introduction (309), chapter 1, page 16Synonyms: tech
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA scientist, engineer, or technician who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*téḱ-sneh₂
- Ancient Greekτεχνο- (tekhno-)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*léǵ-e-ti
- Proto-Hellenic*légō
- Ancient Greekλέγω (légō)
- Ancient Greekτεχνολόγος (tekhnológos)
- Ancient Greekτεχνολογία (tekhnología)
- Englishtechnolog(y)
- Englishtechnologist
From technolog(y) + -ist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 技師 /技师
- 技師 /技师 (jìshī)a scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Czech technolog
- technologa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Esperanto teĥnologo, teknologo
- teĥnologoa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- teknologoa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- teĥnologiistoa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- teknologiistoa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Finnish teknologi
- teknologia scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
French technologue
- technologuea scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
German Technologe, Technologin
- Technologea scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- Technologina scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- Technikera scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Irish teicneolaí
- teicneolaía scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Italian tecnologo, tecnologa
- tecnologoa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- tecnologaa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Malay ahli teknologi
- ahli teknologia scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Māori mātanga hangarau
- mātanga hangaraua scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Polish technolog, technolożka
- technologa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- technolożkaa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Portuguese tecnólogo, tecnóloga
- tecnólogoa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- tecnólogaa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Romanian tehnolog, tehnologă
- tehnologa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- tehnologăa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Russian техно́лог
- техно́лог (texnólog)a scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Spanish tecnólogo, tecnóloga
- tecnólogoa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- tecnólogaa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Tagalog mang-aaghimuan
- mang-aaghimuana scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Ukrainian техно́лог
- техно́лог (texnóloh)a scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Welsh technolegwr, technolegores
- technolegwra scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- technolegoresa scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
- technolegydda scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with technologist
Cite this entry
technologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technologist
“technologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technologist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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