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- US Pronunciation
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- [tek-ee]
- /ˈtɛk i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tek-ee]
- /ˈtɛk i/
Definitions of tekkie word
- noun tekkie a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics. 1
- noun tekkie a person with skills or knowledge related to technology, especially computing; information technologist. 1
- noun tekkie a technician, as for a stage crew. 1
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Origin of tekkie
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85; tech(nical) + -ie
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tekkie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tekkie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.