electricianship

electricianship noun: the profession, practice, or skill set of being an electrician.

Noun

electricianship (uncountable)

(rare) The profession, practice, or skill set of being an electrician.
- We certainly agree with the author as to the repugnance and undesirability and we trust that this will be counted to us as a sign of true electricianship—but we wish now to discuss another matter which the author has treated in a way not entirely to our liking.1933 February, “The Principles of Electromagnetism”, in The Wireless Engineer, volume 10, number 113, page 62
- She had learned her electricianship in czarist Russia where sheltered young ladies of good family took such a course along with their music and French, to the timeless bemusement of any Westerner.1959, Ellen Marsh, Unarmed In Paradise, New York: Macmillan, page 186

Kienholz has the unique ability to make things as a combination workman and set designer, who is expert in the skills of carpentry, metalsmithing, electricianship and judgment.1968, Edward Kienholz, The Art Show, page 12:
It struck me forcefully at this moment in the fine illumination my electricianship had provided that it was now doubly mad for her to seek the um.1970, Hazard Adams, The Truth About Dragons: An Anti-Romance, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, page 164:
Many apprenticeship jobs are also open to students after high school, such as: electricianship, plumbing and painting.1993 August 31, Taha Shipchandler, “Flippin' Burgers: Job opportunities suffer without a college diploma”, in What's Bruin, volume 23...
The first set of trainees will graduate in 1996 (in electricianship, carpentry, metalwork and pottery), and will be provided with start-up toolkits to set up workshops.1996, Nicolas Hall, Robert Hart, Diana Mitlin, editors, The Urban Opportunity: The Work of NGOs in Cities of the South, Intermediate...

From electrician + -ship.

What does electricianship mean?: Electricianship means the profession, practice, or skill set of being an electrician.
How do you use electricianship in a sentence?: Kienholz has the unique ability to make things as a combination workman and set designer, who is expert in the skills of carpentry, metalsmithing, electricianship and judgment.
What part of speech is electricianship?: Electricianship is a noun.

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