Technologist

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /tÉ›kˈnÉ’lÉ™d͡ʒɪst/ Without

• US IPA: /tÉ›kˈnÉ‘lÉ™d͡ʒɪst/

Origin

technology + -ist

Full definition of technologist

Noun

1. An associate of a scientist or an engineer who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.
• 2012, David Blockley, Engineering: Very Short Introductions (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.

Usage notes

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.