electrician
noun
elec·tri·cian
i-ˌlek-ˈtri-shən 
ē-
: one who installs, maintains, operates, or repairs electrical equipment
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Stewart drew comparisons to similar claims made around the fall of the coal industry, where politicians and industry leaders claimed miners would simply be retrained as electricians and programmers.
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Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
This technology enables electricians to pinpoint problems accurately and quickly, preventing potential hazards and reducing downtime.
—Neil Sahota, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
His father, Wilbur Harris Sr., was a plumber, electrician and carpenter who installed service station equipment.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Then an electricians’ union gave him an apprenticeship without caring about his record.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Local construction firms representing nearly every part of the construction process, from electricians to sheet metal workers, spoke in favor of the PLA.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
Segura graduated from the San Diego Electrical Training Center Inside Wireman Apprenticeship program and obtained an electrician certification from Palomar College.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
In that case, hiring the electrical work from an outside electrician may be more cost-effective until the cost of electrical work makes more sense to bring in-house.
—Micah Logan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Most houses are equipped with floodlights, so swapping one floodlight for another shouldn’t be complicated for a practiced electrician.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
This technology enables electricians to pinpoint problems accurately and quickly, preventing potential hazards and reducing downtime.
—Neil Sahota, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
His father, Wilbur Harris Sr., was a plumber, electrician and carpenter who installed service station equipment.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Then an electricians’ union gave him an apprenticeship without caring about his record.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Local construction firms representing nearly every part of the construction process, from electricians to sheet metal workers, spoke in favor of the PLA.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
Segura graduated from the San Diego Electrical Training Center Inside Wireman Apprenticeship program and obtained an electrician certification from Palomar College.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
In that case, hiring the electrical work from an outside electrician may be more cost-effective until the cost of electrical work makes more sense to bring in-house.
—Micah Logan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Most houses are equipped with floodlights, so swapping one floodlight for another shouldn’t be complicated for a practiced electrician.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
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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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