techie

noun

tech·​ie ˈte-kē How to pronounce techie (audio)
: a person who is very knowledgeable or enthusiastic about technology and especially high technology
techie adjective

Examples of techie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For most techies, a $125 power bank is absolutely overkill. Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 20 June 2024 Otherwise, fill your time with a little shopping (yes, there’s more to this techie city than hoodies and jeans). Christina Liao, Vogue, 17 June 2024 What for years many in Washington had dismissed as a pet project of techies and West Coast libertarians suddenly became one of the most important, if least understood, policy issues on the agenda of the Biden administration. Justin Muzinich, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2021 Utopian techies rally around cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for techie 

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Word History

Etymology

tech- (in technology, technician) + -ie

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of techie was in 1970

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Cite this Entry

“Techie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techie. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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