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electrician

/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/US/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/

electrician noun: a tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.

electrician: a tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment
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Noun

electrician (plural electricians)

  1. A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.
  2. (archaic) A scientist who studies electricity.

electrician meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

electrician in Hindi

tradesman who works with electrical equipment
बिजलीवाला bijlīvālā, बिजली मिस्त्री bijlī mistrī

electrician in Tamil

மின்னாளர், மின்நுட்பா மின் தொழிலா, மின்னியலறிஞன், மின்சாரப் பணியாளர்

electrician in Marathi

tradesman who works with electrical equipment
इलेक्ट्रिशियन ilekṭriśiyan

electrician in Bengali

বৈদ্যুতিক কারিগর
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electrician in Kannada
ವಿದ್ಯುಚ್ಛಕ್ತಿ ತಜ್ಞ, ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರೀಶಿಯನ್
electrician in Punjabi
ਬਿਜਲੀ ਮਿਸਤਰੀ bijlī mistarī
electrician in Tagalog
mandadagitab
electrician in Arabic
كَهْرَبَائِيّ kahrabāʔiyy, كَهْرَبَائِيَّة kahrabāʔiyya
electrician in Malay
juruelektrik
electrician in Indonesian
tukang listrik
electrician in Persian
برقکار barq-kâr
electrician in Thai
ช่างไฟฟ้า châang-fai-fáa
electrician in Vietnamese
thợ điện, thợ sửa điện

Examples of electrician in a sentence

  • The electrician found the open in the circuit after a few minutes of testing.
  • Last week the electricians were running conduit, and this week they'll be pulling cable.
  • Everyone must follow safety guidelines whether you're an apprentice, journeyman, or even master electrician.

All 16 example sentences with electrician

Forms of electrician

pluralelectricians

Plural of electrician: electricians

Origin of electrician

From electric + -ian.

Words formed from electrician

Questions about electrician

What does electrician mean?
Electrician means a tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.
What is electrician in Hindi?
Electrician in Hindi is बिजलीवाला (bijlīvālā), बिजली मिस्त्री (bijlī mistrī). See Electrician meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is electrician?
Electrician is a noun.
How do you pronounce electrician?
Electrician is pronounced /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of electrician?
The plural of electrician is electricians.

Words near electrician in the dictionary

  1. electricalizes
  2. electricalizing
  3. electrically
  4. electricalness
  5. electricals
  6. electrician
  7. electrician's knot
  8. electrician's knots
  9. electricians
  10. electricianship
  11. electricidal

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: electrician (page history and authors); electrician (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); electrician (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); electrician (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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