tekˈnishən noun
( -s )
Etymology: techn ic (I) + -ician
1. : a specialist in the technical details of a subject: as
a. : a technical expert
a scholarly technician … who is of service to the management side of industry but not of it — Alfred Kazin
b. : one who has learned the practical technical details and special techniques of an occupation
skilled electrical technicians are needed to keep this equipment in good running condition — Best True Fact Detective
2. : one who has acquired the technique of an art or other area of specialization
a superb technician and a musician of integrity — Irving Kolodin
the technician had finally become the artist — Newsweek
an excellent technician at every level of politics — T.H.White b. 1915