"techie" meaning in English

See techie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ɛki Etymology: Variant of tetchy, of uncertain etymology. Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} techie
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of tetchy. Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: tetchy Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-techie-en-adj-zjJk51rs Disambiguation of People: 13 43 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: techies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛki Etymology: From tech + -ie, q.v. Compare techy and yuppie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tech|ie}} tech + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} techie (plural techies)
  1. (informal) One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-techie-en-noun-u4nJY00u Disambiguation of People: 13 43 44
  2. (informal) A person who works on the technical side of events. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-techie-en-noun-SiQWkEQR Disambiguation of People: 13 43 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 17 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 18 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 16 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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