electrician
noun
elec·tri·cian
i-ˌlek-ˈtri-shən 
ē-
: one who installs, maintains, operates, or repairs electrical equipment
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Plumbers, electricians and mold remediation services should be licensed.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 13 July 2025
Our pipefitters and electricians want to build pipelines and transmission lines.
—Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Worse still, jobs like building inspectors, electricians, and plumbers are tied to the highest unemployment rate in the entire study at 7.2%—more than three times that of entry-level office jobs like budget analysts or financial analysts, which sit closer to 2.0%.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
As veteran tradespeople age out of the workforce, the U.S. faces a critical deficit in plumbers, electricians, and other skilled workers.
—The Hill, 27 June 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 13 July 2025
Our pipefitters and electricians want to build pipelines and transmission lines.
—Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Worse still, jobs like building inspectors, electricians, and plumbers are tied to the highest unemployment rate in the entire study at 7.2%—more than three times that of entry-level office jobs like budget analysts or financial analysts, which sit closer to 2.0%.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
As veteran tradespeople age out of the workforce, the U.S. faces a critical deficit in plumbers, electricians, and other skilled workers.
—The Hill, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for electrician
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“Electrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrician. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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electrician
noun
elec·tri·cian
i-ˌlek-ˈtrish-ən
: a person who installs, operates, or repairs electrical equipment
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