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electrician Definition

☆ elec·tri·cian (ē′lek tris̸h′ən; ē lek′-, i-)

noun

a person whose work is the construction, repair, or installation of electric apparatus

electrician Synonyms

electrician

n.

electrical technician, electronics technician, electrical expert, repairman, lineman, wireman, maintenance man, tester, troubleshooter, Alec*, juicer*.

electrician Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • consult: Ensure that you have provided enough power sockets of the right type or consult an electrician about modifying the circuits.
  • qualify: A properly qualified electrician may be able to advise you about linking smoke alarms.
  • approve: Fully qualified approved electricians who can carry out all aspects of electrical work.
  • employ: He is an electrician employed by the local council who manage these moorings.
  • trust: There are also a couple of later houses in the valley Never trust an electrician with no eyebrows!

Converse of subject

  • install: They need to be installed by a qualified electrician.
  • check: Step 2 Get the item checked by a qualified electrician.

Adjective modifier

  • niceic: Electricity The wiring to the property should be checked and certified by a NICEIC registered electrician.
  • qualified: A qualified electrician will be required to install the alarms.
  • Brazilian: Two weeks later, with apparent impunity, security forces shot dead a young Brazilian electrician on his way to work.
  • competent: How do we find a competent electrician to do an electrical survey on a property?
  • self-employed: I'm a self-employed electrician, Sarah works in marketing for a publishing company.
  • skilled: Fitted in under three hours by one of our skilled electricians, you could be enjoying a trouble free bath in no time.

Noun used with modifier

  • apprentice: In 1929 he became an apprentice electrician with Humber Electrical Engineering.
  • auto: I haven't got a clue what I can expect to pay for a mobile auto electrician.
  • maintenance: The Memoires of Geoff Stone Geoff Stone joined the Estates Office as its first maintenance electrician in 1966.
  • theater: Ian [ resident theater electrician at the Civic ] left to go to Bristol.

Possessives

  • tape: I fixed our microwave by sticking a piece of electrician's tape over the flashing numbers.
  • union: My grandfather built the electricians ' union into one of the most militant unions in northern Sweden.

Preposition: with

eyebrow: There are also a couple of later houses in the valley Never trust an electrician with no eyebrows!