lab technician
noun
variants
or less commonly laboratory technician
or lab tech
plural lab technicians also laboratory technicians or lab techs
: a person employed by a laboratory (see laboratory sense 1a) to perform various tasks (such as conducting experiments or tests, analyzing data, or maintaining equipment) under the supervision of a manager or lead researcher
Lab technicians … analyze specimens one at a time under a microscope.—Carrie Gottlieb
Using methods invented in the mid-1980's, laboratory technicians can identify precise genetic markers from bits of biological evidence …—C. J. Chivers
If your blood contains such antibodies, the test will … change color, whereupon the lab tech will repeat the experiment.—Rian Malan
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“Lab technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lab%20technician. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.
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