techie

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛki/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛki

Etymology 1

From tech +‎ -ie (q.v.). Compare techy and yuppie.

Noun

techie (plural techies)(informal)

1. One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
   • 1999, Susan Rabin, Barbara J. Lagowski, Cyberflirt: how to attract anyone, anywhere on the World Wide Web:

     Cyberflirts are also looking for men and women who are intelligent. The internet is a techie magnet. It's only natural that those drawn to the web are also drawn to people who are quick-witted, perceptive and astute.

   • 2009 August 30, Allen Salkin, “For Him, the Web Was No Safety Net”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 October 2025:

     He began giving parties in a loft on Broadway at Houston Street, with artists, techies and other downtowners.

2. A person who works on the technical side of events.

Derived terms

• nontechie

Translations

One works with or has an interest in technology or computers

• Chinese:

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• Dutch: IT'er (nl) m
• Finnish: tekniikkanörtti
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: IT-ler m
• Polish: technik (pl) m
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• Russian: компью́терщик (ru) m (kompʹjúterščik), айти́шник (ru) m (ajtíšnik)
• Serbo-Croatian: IT-jevac m
• Swedish: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

Variant of tetchy, of uncertain etymology.

Adjective

techie

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of tetchy.