electrician

[ih-lek-trish-uhn, ee-lek-] / ɪ lɛkˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌi lɛk- /

NOUN

electrical technician

Synonyms

STRONG

juicer lineman linesman wireman

WEAK

electrical expert electronics technician

Example Sentences

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Jack Hudson, a 20-year-old electrician, says he wants the UK to be a country where "everyone gets along with each other".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

"We believe there will be some kind of change across the whole country," added the 55-year-old electrician, who used to vote for Orban's Fidesz party.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In January, he published a profile of a 23-year-old electrician who skipped college to be a part of “Gen Z’s blue-collar revolution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He dropped out of college last year and is now in trade school studying to be an electrician.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Then she brought down the engineer, and then the mechanic, and then the electrician, and finally the station manager.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Vocabulary lists containing electrician

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -an

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