技術者|ぎじゅつしゃgijutsusha

1. nounengineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
   クライブは電子工学でんしこうがくの技術者ぎじゅつしゃになりたい。↗

   Clive wants to be an electronic engineer.

• 1.
  SynonymエンジニアNeutralLoanword for an engineer, common in speech and often used for IT and machinery work; 「技術者」 is the more formal, general term for technical personnel.
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  SynonymテクニシャンNeutralLoanword for a technician or highly skilled operator, stressing hands-on operation, repair and technique.
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  Synonym技師ぎしWrittenAn engineer or technician as a formal job title, as in 「レントゲン技師」.
• 4.
  Related専門家せんもんかWrittenAn expert in any field — scholars, lawyers and the like — not limited to technology, so much broader than 「技術者」.
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  Related職人しょくにんNeutralA craftsman or artisan who creates things by hand; 「技術者」 leans toward industrial technology, 「職人」 toward handwork skill.
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  Related技手ぎしゅWrittenAn old-fashioned title for an assistant technician working under an engineer; rarely used today.
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  Related技工ぎこうWrittenA skilled worker in a hands-on craft, as in 「歯科技工士」; stresses manual processing techniques.
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  Related技能者ぎのうしゃWrittenSomeone skilled and experienced in a technique or trade, as in 「技能者養成」; an administrative term.
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  Related技術屋ぎじゅつやCasualColloquial for an engineer or technician, often self-deprecating or slightly dismissive; 「技術者」 is the neutral term.
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  Antonym素人しろうとNeutralAn amateur or layman, as in 「素人目にも」; the opposite of 「技術者」, who has professional technical skill.

「技術者」 is the neutral, general word for a technical professional. In speech, engineers are often 「エンジニア」 (esp. IT); 「技術屋」 is colloquial and self-deprecating. Use 「テクニシャン」 for operation and repair, 「専門家」 for experts in any field, 「職人」 for handwork craftsmen, and 「技師」 for formal titles like 「レントゲン技師」. 「技手」「技工」「技能者」 are written, specialized terms; 「素人」 is the opposite, a layman.

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1. 技術ぎじゅつを活いかすことを職業しょくぎょうとする人ひと。