pyrobolistn.

Brit.

/pʌɪˈrɒbəlɪst/, U.S.

/paɪˈrɑbələst/

Forms: 1600s–1700s 1900s– pyrobolist.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pyrobolia , -ist suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pyrobolia (see pyroboly n.) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier (originally in different sense) pyrobolic adj.

Now rare (historical in later use).

A person who makes or is skilled in the use of artillery or fireworks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > one who makes, displays, or fires

squibster1625

pyrotechnista1676

pyrobolist1696

pyrotechnician1729

pyrotechnian1731

squib1759

pyrotechnic1817

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > artilleryman

gunner1344

cannoner1517

bombardier1562

cannoneer1562

artilleryman?1566

engineer1569

artillerist1579

bombarder1583

topchee1623

fireman1625

pyrobolist1696

zumboorukchee1840

culverineer1881

red-leg1890

gun1896

mud hog1918

society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes artillery or firearms

gunmaker1385

artillerc1453

gunner1463

gunsmith1588

pyrobolist1696

gun-worker1905

1696 R. Anderson Making of Rockets sig. A4 Rockets are the most Artificial piece of Fire-work yet used amongst the Pyrobolistes, and hath been more used of late Years than formerly.

1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery iii. x. 169 Nothing..that may be of Use to the diligent and expert Pyrobolist.

1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 110 He called together the most expert of the Fire-workers and Pyrobolists.

1882 Army & Navy Mag. Apr. 488 The Roman writers also speak of military ‘ollæ’ or ‘fire-pots’, as used by the pyrobolists.

1921 H. D. Norman tr. E. Rostand Chanticleer in Plays II. iii. iii. 317 Peacock: Shall I say artisan..? Guinea (effusively): Yes! Peacock: No! Pyrobolist... Those multiform fires..rain from all skies, most fourteenth-of-Julyly.

1970 O. F. G. Hogg Artillery 247 The unwillingness of the ‘ancient pyrobolists’ to divulge the mysteries of their craft.

1999 W. Mayo In Lithuanian Wood 168 The gunners and rocketeers in the eighteenth century, men who followed a craft verging on alchemy..were called Pyrobolists, ‘Fire Engineers’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pyrobolist
释义	pyrobolistn. Brit. /pʌɪˈrɒbəlɪst/, U.S. /paɪˈrɑbələst/ Forms: 1600s–1700s 1900s– pyrobolist. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pyrobolia , -ist suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pyrobolia (see pyroboly n.) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier (originally in different sense) pyrobolic adj. Now rare (historical in later use). A person who makes or is skilled in the use of artillery or fireworks. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > one who makes, displays, or fires squibster1625 pyrotechnista1676 pyrobolist1696 pyrotechnician1729 pyrotechnian1731 squib1759 pyrotechnic1817 society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > artilleryman gunner1344 cannoner1517 bombardier1562 cannoneer1562 artilleryman?1566 engineer1569 artillerist1579 bombarder1583 topchee1623 fireman1625 pyrobolist1696 zumboorukchee1840 culverineer1881 red-leg1890 gun1896 mud hog1918 society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes artillery or firearms gunmaker1385 artillerc1453 gunner1463 gunsmith1588 pyrobolist1696 gun-worker1905 1696 R. Anderson Making of Rockets sig. A4 Rockets are the most Artificial piece of Fire-work yet used amongst the Pyrobolistes, and hath been more used of late Years than formerly. 1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery iii. x. 169 Nothing..that may be of Use to the diligent and expert Pyrobolist. 1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 110 He called together the most expert of the Fire-workers and Pyrobolists. 1882 Army & Navy Mag. Apr. 488 The Roman writers also speak of military ‘ollæ’ or ‘fire-pots’, as used by the pyrobolists. 1921 H. D. Norman tr. E. Rostand Chanticleer in Plays II. iii. iii. 317 Peacock: Shall I say artisan..? Guinea (effusively): Yes! Peacock: No! Pyrobolist... Those multiform fires..rain from all skies, most fourteenth-of-Julyly. 1970 O. F. G. Hogg Artillery 247 The unwillingness of the ‘ancient pyrobolists’ to divulge the mysteries of their craft. 1999 W. Mayo In Lithuanian Wood 168 The gunners and rocketeers in the eighteenth century, men who followed a craft verging on alchemy..were called Pyrobolists, ‘Fire Engineers’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1696
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