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From trouble + shooter, circa 1905. Whence troubleshoot (verb), shoot trouble (verb), and troubleshooting (noun) as back-formations.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A person skilled at locating the causes of problems and rectifying them. Full definition →
From trouble + shooter, circa 1905. Whence troubleshoot (verb), shoot trouble (verb), and troubleshooting (noun) as back-formations.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.