technician
US /tɛkˈnɪʃən/
Definition
someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
A technician will visit your office tomorrow to repair the printer.
Word Family
Synonyms
- engineera person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
- mechanica craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
- specialistan expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
Collocations
- Easy lab techniciandescribing lab technician (a workplace for the conduct of scientific research)
- Medium dispatch a field technician to fix the machineto dispatch a field technician to fix the machine, meaning to send away towards a designated goal
- Hard biomedical equipment technician servicing MRI geardescribing biomedical equipment technician servicing MRI gear (relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine)
- Very Hard seasoned technician diagnosing subtle acoustic anomaliesto seasoned technician diagnosing subtle acoustic anomalies, meaning to lend flavor to
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.