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technician

technician

8 4.3
A person who is very good at a particular art or task
  • noun
  • /tɛkˈnɪʃən/
translation icon : técnico
  • "The bottom line," says Gee, "is that legal technicians are only providing services that lawyers don't provide."
  • a legal technician

And just become all around a great technician in your craft as well as a great creative in your in your craft.

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Examples

  • I'd gotten him off, and he was now studying to be an X-ray technician.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I'm just a technician.

  • We are more than technicians, we are create what I call creative leaders.

  • OK, you might not be Coldplay or you know, whoever, but you might be a technician or you might be a manager of artists.

  • I am a great technician... ...and I have invented a combination washing machine and mangle... ...which will increase production a thousand percent.

  • Manual manufacturing techniques rely on the "artisan" skills of a technician to sculpt the required shape.

    Academic text (1996)
  • After the start-up phase, Kruger technicians made final adjustments to the automated system components.

    Academic text (1998)
  • HUNT: St-Pierre is such a technician, analyzing opponents the way a statistician pores over data.

    Blog text (32)
  • Even the artist will respect the technicians, but today in films, we—all technicians—don't get respect.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The technician repaired the complex machinery with precision and skill.

Synonyms

specialist
vstechnician
352 3.9

A person who knows a lot about one area of work or study

is narrower, focusing on applied technique rather than broad area knowledge
virtuoso
vstechnician
12 8.0

A person with very great skill, often in music or art

emphasizes practical technical skill rather than outstanding artistic virtuosity
adept
vstechnician
3 4.7

A person who is very skilled at something

is more about specific technical methods than general performance ability
mavin
vstechnician
  • US
1 9.9

A person who knows a lot about a subject and advises others

stresses practical mastery of a technique rather than only knowledge or taste

Antonyms

46 3.4

A person new to an activity who has little experience

1 9.9

Having only a small, not serious interest in a subject and little real knowledge

Compounds

dental technician
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A person who makes dental items like crowns or dentures for a dentist

A person who controls sound equipment for TV, radio, or live shows

stage technician
  • Specialized
4.6

A person who sets up and runs lights, sound, and stage equipment

How Skilled

virtuoso
12 8.0
master
791 4.2
technician
8 4.3
practitioner
120 4.0
novice
46 3.4

Surface Forms

technician singular
technicians plural

Morphology

technician = technical (transparent) = technic + ian

The sense denotes a person skilled in a particular technique; the relation to 'technical' + '-ian' is direct and clear.

Etymology

Technician comes from the Greek root tech- meaning 'skill' or 'art' and the ending -ician that names a person, like musician. So in art or music calling someone a technician means they are very skilled in technique and practice, even if they are not the one with the big new ideas.