technologist

A scientist, engineer, or technician who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.

Noun

  1. 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

technologists

Derived

antitechnologist biotechnologist cytotechnologist geotechnologist histotechnologist zymotechnologist