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noun
A scientist, engineer, or technician who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: tech
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: engineer, applied scientist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: aeronautical engineer, aerospace engineer, army engineer, military engineer, automotive engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineer, marine engineer, naval engineer, mechanical engineer, metallurgist, metallurgical engineer, mining engineer, programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer, rocket engineer, rocket scientist, surveyor, Daimler, Gottlieb Daimler, Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel, Donkin, Bryan Donkin, Eiffel, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Fuller, Buckminster Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller, Goethals, George Washington Goethals, Junkers, Hugo Junkers, Kettering, Charles Kettering, Charles Franklin Kettering, Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, da Vinci, Roebling, John Roebling, John Augustus Roebling, Shannon, Claude Shannon, Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood Shannon, Siemens, Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens, Sperry, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Trevithick, Richard Trevithick, Watson, Thomas Augustus Watson, Watt, James Watt
History
Etymology tree English technolog(y) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English technologist From technolog(y) + -ist.
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