as in specialist
a person whose job requires specialized knowledge of the practical use of machines or science
She's studying to become an ultrasound technician.
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Recent Examples of technician
The government also recently launched a $33 million project to capture the know-how of master technicians in a database, aiming to improve productivity and address an aging, shrinking workforce through robotics.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Attendees of last year’s competition claimed that boos directed toward Israel’s chanteuse were drowned out by sound technicians.
—Steven Blum, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Sierra College launched its surgical technology program in 2025 to address a shortage of surgical technicians in the region.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Then, Liberty Home Guard will schedule a technician to come out to your home within 48 hours of receiving your claim.
—Jamela Adam, USA Today, 11 May 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Attendees of last year’s competition claimed that boos directed toward Israel’s chanteuse were drowned out by sound technicians.
—Steven Blum, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Sierra College launched its surgical technology program in 2025 to address a shortage of surgical technicians in the region.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Then, Liberty Home Guard will schedule a technician to come out to your home within 48 hours of receiving your claim.
—Jamela Adam, USA Today, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technician
Noun
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This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.—
Lauren Schuster,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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Python incentives and education specialist Robert Edman, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, demonstrates how to catch a python during an event promoting the Florida Python Challenge 2020 Python Bowl in 2019.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Two candidates, a county commissioner and a political consultant, are running in the district’s Republican primary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Gilmore said the city is working with architecture consultants on a long-term modernization plan for Bartle Hall and the Municipal Auditorium.—
Dylan Lysen
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Colbert put his finger on the emerging embrace of alternative truths and conspiracy theories, a pick-your-facts hostility to experts and professionals of every kind.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
22 May 2026
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Grisebach’s fourth feature is just such a marvel, a verité social drama, cast with non-professionals, that from the improvisational immediacy of small-scale real life, gradually gathers all the elements of a sprawling crime epic.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Crime victims are at least as important as criminals; unfortunately, their voices are small compared to the phalanx of behavioral experts who believe the worst place for a person who’s committed a crime is prison.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Criminal charges against school officials after a school shooting are quite rare, experts say.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The companies submitted the request Monday after a criminal indictment accused the operator, Synergy Marine Private Limited, and an employee of failing to comply with maritime safety laws, falsifying inspections, and hiding dangerous conditions on the ship.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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This effort represents a step toward operationalizing collaborative autonomy, where teams of unmanned systems work together in dynamic and communications-constrained environments under a single operator.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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“Technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technician. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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