technologist
A scientist, engineer, or technician who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.
Noun
- A scientist, engineer, or technician who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.
- The technologist must be careful not to overmoisten the disk, as false negative results can occur due to dilution of the end product. - 1990, Ellen Jo Baron, Sydney M. Finegold, Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic...
- Gravity, heat, [and] electromagnetism…are the natural phenomena that scientists study and that engineers and technologists use to make their tools. - 2012, David Blockley, Engineering: A Very Short Introduction (309),...
Synonyms: tech
Origin
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.
Forms
Derived
antitechnologist biotechnologist cytotechnologist geotechnologist histotechnologist zymotechnologist