as in specialist
a person whose job requires specialized knowledge of the practical use of machines or science
She's studying to become an ultrasound technician.
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Recent Examples of technician
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is fully staffed for the season, but the local offices are responsible for tailoring forecast information and warnings for their areas, and many of them are missing multiple forecasters, technicians and hydrologists.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Instead, Volkswagen worked with the expert technicians at Miniatur Wunderland to tackle the unique challenge of sizing Volkswagen's e-bus down to fractional handheld size.
—New Atlas, 22 May 2025
Beauty service workers—such as barbers, estheticians, and nail technicians—would also benefit, though the full list of eligible occupations would only be listed by the U.S. Treasury Secretary 90 days after the bill's passage.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 21 May 2025
Hackers can exploit vulnerabilities in the communication channels between the support technician and the remote device by taking control of the session, intercepting data in transit or injecting malware into the network.
—Al Kingsley Mbe, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Instead, Volkswagen worked with the expert technicians at Miniatur Wunderland to tackle the unique challenge of sizing Volkswagen's e-bus down to fractional handheld size.
—New Atlas, 22 May 2025
Beauty service workers—such as barbers, estheticians, and nail technicians—would also benefit, though the full list of eligible occupations would only be listed by the U.S. Treasury Secretary 90 days after the bill's passage.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 21 May 2025
Hackers can exploit vulnerabilities in the communication channels between the support technician and the remote device by taking control of the session, intercepting data in transit or injecting malware into the network.
—Al Kingsley Mbe, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technician
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In the beginning, photography was largely a specialists’ medium, the domain of a few inventors and commercial studios.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Aside from a handful of bag specialists based at the Hermès headquarters on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, they’re all housed under the same roof.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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The Bottom Line on Cloud Coffee For most people, there probably isn’t much upside or downside to trying cloud coffee, says Connie Diekman, RD, a food and nutrition consultant and past president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
16 May 2025
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Legal Fees and Costs Add Up As negotiations stretch out, the financial cost of legal fees, consultants, and other resources involved in drafting and reviewing agreements increases.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The clip transitioned into a few family photos before showcasing videos of his children doing impressive flips and jumps down the mountain, with the ease of professionals.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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People and healthcare professionals will be able to proactively manage conditions before symptoms appear with the aid of predictive analytics as AI models advance.—
Gaurav Tewari,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Only 20 experts out of the roughly 525 who did the work at USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Relief are being hired by PRM, the source said.—
Jonathan Landay,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.—
Mohammed Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Sports betting operators have no influence over newsroom coverage.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Inertia is essential for utility operators to fix sudden changes in frequency caused by changes in generation or consumption (50 cycles in Europe and 60 cycles in the United States).—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technician. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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