technologist
nounUK /tɛkˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/ · US /tɛkˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/
Etymology From technolog(y) + -ist.
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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 Microbiology, page 418:
- 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), chapter 1, page 16