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[ ih-lek-trish -uh n, ee-lek- ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪ lɛkˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌi lɛk- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who installs, operates, maintains, or repairs electric devices or electrical wiring.
Origin of electrician An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; electric + -ian
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Example sentences from the Web for electrician The story of a Texas electrician who deals experimental AIDs drugs only took twenty years to make it to Hollywood.
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He said he already had his diploma and was studying at a community college to be an electrician .
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His son, 38, works as an electrician , and his daughter, 22, works in health care at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
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A French electrician just unveiled a massive cache of unknown Picassos.
Lost and Found Masterpieces | The Daily Beast| May 20, 2010| DAILY BEAST
An electrician on a Coast Guard ship, or a volunteer school crossing guard, believes in service, but doesn't aim to be POTUS.
The Right-Wing Primal Scream | John Batchelor| October 24, 2008| DAILY BEAST
The electrician , his part ended, had disappeared to attend to regular duties.
Swamp Island | Mildred A. Wirt
Electrician (in case horses go lame, and we have to use electricity); 9, 10, 11.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, May 21, 1892 | Various
In experimental work, as well as in the everyday work of the electrician , electrical connections must constantly be made.
Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity | Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John
I thought he was making an electrician out of me; as a matter of fact, he was making fifty dollars per month out of me.
Revolution and Other Essays | Jack London
If one of the work mules becomes lame or reveals a bad disposition, should the owner take it to an electrician for advice?
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British Dictionary definitions for electrician / (ɪlɛkˈtrɪʃən , ˌiːlɛk- ) /
noun a person whose occupation is the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical devices
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