technologist

From technolog(y) + -ist.

• (Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA^(key): /tɛkˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tɛkˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɒlədʒɪst

technologist (plural technologists)

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

   Synonym: tech (clipping)

   • 1990, Ellen Jo Baron, Sydney M. Finegold, Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, page 418:

     The technologist must be careful not to overmoisten the disk, as false negative results can occur due to dilution of the end product.

   • 2012, David Blockley, Engineering: A Very Short Introduction (309), chapter 1, page 16:

     Gravity, heat, [and] electromagnetism…are the natural phenomena that scientists study and that engineers and technologists use to make their tools.

• Technologist is usually preceded by the name of the pertinent specialist field, as in cardiovascular technologist, industrial technologist, etc. These specialist practitioners’ two-word titles tend to be etymologically preceded by the equivalent two-word names of their specialist fields.

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