electrician

noun

elec·​tri·​cian i-ˌlek-ˈtri-shən How to pronounce electrician (audio)
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: one who installs, maintains, operates, or repairs electrical equipment

Examples of electrician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rankine, a father of two, worked as an electrician at Carle Place High School in Long Island but his passion was DJing. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024 The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the studios, can now turn its full attention to the Teamsters and other Basic Crafts unions — the plumbers, plasterers, electricians and laborers. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 June 2024 The system didn’t work so Bowman started calling around to electricians and solar companies to see if anyone could fix it. Alana Semuels, TIME, 26 June 2024 More:Childhood memories of Detroit explain emotion of Michigan Central Station opening More:Michigan Central Station: How secret basement, flooding nightmare led to renovation delays Editor's Note: The reporter's husband worked on the train station as an electrician employed by Conti. Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for electrician 

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Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electrician was in 1814

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“Electrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrician. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

electrician

noun
elec·​tri·​cian i-ˌlek-ˈtrish-ən How to pronounce electrician (audio)
: a person who installs, operates, or repairs electrical equipment

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