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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An ultrasound technician or radiologist performs this test.1 Ultrasound tests use sound waves and their echoes to produce computer images of the inside of your body.
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Carrie Madormo, Health, 25 May 2025
As the trial moved into its second week on Monday, the proceedings grew more technical, with detectives, evidence technicians and crime lab personnel attesting to evidence production and preservation.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Lamb’s colleague, wildlife technician Laura Smit, drizzles rotten cow blood through the woods from a red plastic gas can.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
No injuries were reported in the fire, but an Escondido police patrol technician helping control traffic in the area was taken to a hospital for evaluation after her pickup truck was struck by a driver suspected of being intoxicated, a police lieutenant said.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Carrie Madormo, Health, 25 May 2025
As the trial moved into its second week on Monday, the proceedings grew more technical, with detectives, evidence technicians and crime lab personnel attesting to evidence production and preservation.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Lamb’s colleague, wildlife technician Laura Smit, drizzles rotten cow blood through the woods from a red plastic gas can.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
No injuries were reported in the fire, but an Escondido police patrol technician helping control traffic in the area was taken to a hospital for evaluation after her pickup truck was struck by a driver suspected of being intoxicated, a police lieutenant said.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
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“Technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technician. Accessed 31 May. 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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