noun · 3 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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tĕk-nĭsh'ən
/tɛkˈnɪʃən/
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CMU ARPABET:T EH0 K N IH1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The lift technician found the reason the lift wasn't working.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tech, techie, technologist
Antonyms: Luddite
2
noun
Meaning 2
someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expert
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English technic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English technician From technic + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
teknik
— occupation
Amharic:
ቴክኒሺያን
(teknišiyan)
— occupation
Arabic:
تِقْنِيّ
(tiqniyy)
— occupation
Arabic:
فَنِّيّ
(fanniyy)
— occupation
Armenian:
տեխնիկ
(texnik)
— occupation
Azerbaijani:
texnik
— occupation
Basque:
teknikari
— occupation
Belarusian:
тэ́хнік
(téxnik)
— occupation
Bengali:
যন্ত্রবিৎ
(jontrobit)
— occupation
Bulgarian:
техни́к
(tehník)
— occupation
Bulgarian:
техни́чка
(tehníčka)
— occupation
Catalan:
tècnic
— occupation
Chinese Mandarin:
技術員 /技术员
(jìshùyuán)
— occupation