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单词 pyrotechnician
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pyrotechniciann.

Brit. /ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)tɛkˈnɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpaɪroʊtɛkˈnɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: pyrotechnic adj., -ian suffix.
Etymology: < pyrotechnic adj. + -ian suffix (compare -ician suffix), in quot. 1729 after French pyrotechnicien (1676 in the passage translated, in an apparently isolated occurrence; subsequently from 1874). Compare earlier pyrotechnist n.
A person employed or skilled in the use of gunpowder, explosives, or (now esp.) fireworks, either for military purposes or for display. Cf. pyrotechnist n. 1.
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the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > one who makes, displays, or fires
squibster1625
pyrotechnista1676
pyrobolist1696
pyrotechnician1729
pyrotechnian1731
squib1759
pyrotechnic1817
society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes artillery or firearms > one who makes gunpowder, etc.
pyrotechnician1729
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of fireworks
pyrotechnista1676
pyrotechnician1729
pyrotechnian1731
fireworker1765
1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery i. vi. 21 You must first know (what I believe is very well known amongst Pyrotechnicians [Fr. Pyrotechniciens; L. Pyrotechnicorum]) that the Bullet whose Diameter is 4 Unciæ..weighs 8 Pounds of Iron.
1857 T. Wright New Gen. Biogr. Dict. II. 429/1 Babington (John), an English mathematician and pyrotechnician of the early part of the seventeenth century.
1882 Chester (Pa.) Times 5 July On the Fourth many lessons were learnt by amateur pyrotechnicians.
1930 Times 28 Apr. 14/3 The pyrotechnician, Bombadier Machaj, who said that the charge seemed sufficient to blow up both houses, rendered it harmless.
1993 Toronto Life June 21 Pyrotechnicians from France, Portugal, England, Italy and Canada set the sky on fire in the annual fireworks display.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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