electrician
/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/US/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/
electrician noun: a tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.

Noun
electrician (plural electricians)
- A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.
- 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
More languagesFewer languages
- 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.
Forms of electrician
| plural | electricians |
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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
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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