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

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According to McKinsey, construction and manufacturing companies in the U.S. are competing for a dwindling supply of skilled craftsmen, or tradespeople like carpenters, masons, electricians, welders, and plumbers. Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 As Home Depot chases growth, it's gone after a steadier and more lucrative piece of the home improvement business: electricians, roofers, home renovators and other professionals who tackle large projects year-round and need a lot of supplies. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 30 June 2025 Those 10 trips were with union workers — union grips and union electricians and union set dressers and union camera operators, and a lot of the youth that bridge the two worlds, also? Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 June 2025 His mother was a telephone operator for Bell South, and his father worked as an electrician before getting a job at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for electrician

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 9 Jul. 2025.

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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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