Standard Lemma guide

techie

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɛki/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛki
  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of tetchy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, informal, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who works on the technical side of events.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tekki

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: technician

History

Etymology

Variant of tetchy, of uncertain etymology.

From tech + -ie (q.v.). Compare techy and yuppie.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: IT'er — One works with or has an interest in technology or computers
  • Finnish: tekniikkanörtti — One works with or has an interest in technology or computers
  • German: IT-ler — One works with or has an interest in technology or computers
  • Polish: technik — One works with or has an interest in technology or computers
  • Russian: компью́терщик (kompʹjúterščik) — One works with or has an interest in technology or computers
  • Russian: айти́шник (ajtíšnik) — One works with or has an interest in technology or computers
  • Serbo-Croatian: IT-jevac — One works with or has an interest in technology or computers