Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technician

/tɛkˈnɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
tech-ni-cian
IPA
/tɛkˈnɪʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English technic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English technician From technic + -ian.

Inflected Forms

technicians (plural)

Derived Forms

agrotechnician beautician biotechnician cytotechnician electrotechnician histotechnician polytechnician psychotechnician pyrotechnician zootechnician

Phrases

computer technician dental technician emergency medical technician lighting technician market technician nail technician sound technician veterinary technician

Frequently Paired Words

technical technically engineer mechanic

Synonyms

tech techie technologist

Antonyms

Luddite

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce technician?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɛkˈnɪʃən/.
What does technician mean?
A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.
Where does technician come from?
Etymology tree English technic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English technician From technic + -ian.

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