electrician
noun
elec·tri·cian
i-ˌlek-ˈtri-shən 
ē-
: one who installs, maintains, operates, or repairs electrical equipment
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The New York Times visited five new data center campuses in California, Utah, Texas and Oklahoma and spoke with more than 50 executives, engineers, entrepreneurs and electricians to tell the story of the tech industry’s insatiable hunger for this new kind of computing.
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Cade Metz, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The companion app is well-designed and robust, and installation is fairly simple, with or without an electrician's help.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
The electrician’s report, which has been reviewed by the La Jolla Light, included a recommendation that either the units or the wiring be replaced so they would be properly aligned and that any replacements be assessed for safety by a licensed electrician.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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Björk Guðmundsdóttir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1965, the daughter of an electrician and an activist.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Cade Metz, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The companion app is well-designed and robust, and installation is fairly simple, with or without an electrician's help.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
The electrician’s report, which has been reviewed by the La Jolla Light, included a recommendation that either the units or the wiring be replaced so they would be properly aligned and that any replacements be assessed for safety by a licensed electrician.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Features Post turns 30 this year Written by Al Shipley |
Björk Guðmundsdóttir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1965, the daughter of an electrician and an activist.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Electrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrician. Accessed 25 Mar. 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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