electrician
noun
elec·tri·cian
i-ˌlek-ˈtri-shən 
ē-
: one who installs, maintains, operates, or repairs electrical equipment
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This cultural bias persists even as plumbers and electricians often out-earn college graduates saddled with student loans.
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The other, Litt’s brother-in-law, is a Joe Rogan–listening, non-voting, part-time surfer, part-time electrician.
—Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Sirico went on to work as a production manager and an electrician at several theaters including Children’s Theater of Madison in Wisconsin and the University of Chicago’s Court Theater before returning to Jacob’s Pillow last year as an event production manager.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Those customers include executives in the local tech industry, financial industry and lawyers as well as blue-collar guys such as electricians and plumbers who have built large businesses and now need to dress the part.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The other, Litt’s brother-in-law, is a Joe Rogan–listening, non-voting, part-time surfer, part-time electrician.
—Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Sirico went on to work as a production manager and an electrician at several theaters including Children’s Theater of Madison in Wisconsin and the University of Chicago’s Court Theater before returning to Jacob’s Pillow last year as an event production manager.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Those customers include executives in the local tech industry, financial industry and lawyers as well as blue-collar guys such as electricians and plumbers who have built large businesses and now need to dress the part.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for electrician
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“Electrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrician. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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electrician
noun
elec·tri·cian
i-ˌlek-ˈtrish-ən
: a person who installs, operates, or repairs electrical equipment
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