electrician
Sayi-lek-TRISH-uhnUS/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/UK/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/
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- 1A worker trained to put in, fix, and look after electrical wiring and equipment.
Like a doctor for the wires and power in a building, instead of for people.
We called an electrician to fix the broken light switch.
The electrician checked all the wires before the family moved in.
- 2A scientist who studied how electricity works.
The electrician showed the class how to make sparks with his machine.
Early electricians spent years studying lightning and charge.
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Origin
It comes from the word "electric" plus the ending "-ian".