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noun

A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.

OriginEnglish electric ← New Latin ēlectricus →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounelectrician (plural electricians)

plural electricians

  1. A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.
  2. archaicA scientist who studies electricity.

Origin

  1. New Latinēlectricus
  2. Englishelectric
  3. Englishelectrician

From electric + -ian.

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Translations

Afrikaans elektrisiën
  • elektrisiëntradesman who works with electrical equipment
Arabic كَهْرَبَائِيّ, كَهْرَبَائِيَّة
  • كَهْرَبَائِيّ (kahrabāʔiyy)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • كَهْرَبَائِيَّة (kahrabāʔiyya)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Bulgarian електротехни́к, електрича́р
  • електротехни́к (elektrotehník)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • електрича́р (električár)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Catalan electricista
  • electricistatradesman who works with electrical equipment
Chinese Mandarin 電工 /电工
  • 電工 /电工 (diàngōng)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Czech elektrikář, elektrotechnik
  • elektrikářtradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • elektrotechniktradesman who works with electrical equipment
Danish elektriker
  • elektrikertradesman who works with electrical equipment
Dutch elektricien
  • elektricientradesman who works with electrical equipment
Finnish sähköasentaja, sähkömies
  • sähköasentajatradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • sähkömiestradesman who works with electrical equipment
French électricien, électricienne
  • électricientradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • électriciennetradesman who works with electrical equipment
German Elektriker, Elektrikerin
  • Elektrikertradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • Elektrikerintradesman who works with electrical equipment
Greek ηλεκτρολόγος
  • ηλεκτρολόγος (ilektrológos)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Hebrew חַשְׁמַלַּאי
  • חַשְׁמַלַּאי (khashmaláy)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Hindi बिजलीवाला, बिजली मिस्त्री
  • बिजलीवाला (bijlīvālā)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • बिजली मिस्त्री (bijlī mistrī)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Hungarian villanyszerelő
  • villanyszerelőtradesman who works with electrical equipment
Indonesian tukang listrik
  • tukang listriktradesman who works with electrical equipment
Irish leictreoir
  • leictreoirtradesman who works with electrical equipment
Italian elettricista
  • elettricistatradesman who works with electrical equipment
Japanese 電気技師, 電気工
  • 電気技師 (denki gishi)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • 電気工 (denkikō)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • 電工 (denkō)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Korean 전기 기사, 전공
  • 전기 기사 (jeon'gi gisa)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • 전공 (jeon'gong)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Latin ēlectricista, ēlectriciānus
  • ēlectricistatradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • ēlectriciānustradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • ēlectriciānatradesman who works with electrical equipment
Malay juruelektrik
  • juruelektriktradesman who works with electrical equipment
Māori kaiaka hiko, mataaro hiko
  • kaiaka hikotradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • mataaro hikotradesman who works with electrical equipment
Norwegian Bokmål elektriker
  • elektrikertradesman who works with electrical equipment
Persian برقکار
  • برقکار (barq-kâr)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Polish elektryk, elektryczka
  • elektryktradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • elektryczkatradesman who works with electrical equipment
Portuguese eletricista
  • eletricistatradesman who works with electrical equipment
Punjabi ਬਿਜਲੀ ਮਿਸਤਰੀ
  • ਬਿਜਲੀ ਮਿਸਤਰੀ (bijlī mistarī)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Romanian electrician, electriciană
  • electriciantradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • electricianătradesman who works with electrical equipment
Russian эле́ктрик, электромонтёр
  • эле́ктрик (eléktrik)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • электромонтёр (elektromontjór)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • электроте́хник (elektrotéxnik)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Scottish Gaelic dealanair
  • dealanairtradesman who works with electrical equipment
Slovak elektrikár, elektrotechnik
  • elektrikártradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • elektrotechniktradesman who works with electrical equipment
Spanish electricista
  • electricistatradesman who works with electrical equipment
Swedish elektriker
  • elektrikertradesman who works with electrical equipment
Tagalog mandadagitab
  • mandadagitabtradesman who works with electrical equipment
Thai ช่างไฟฟ้า
  • ช่างไฟฟ้า (châang-fai-fáa)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Turkish elektrikçi
  • elektrikçitradesman who works with electrical equipment
Ukrainian еле́ктрик, електромонте́р
  • еле́ктрик (eléktryk)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • електромонте́р (elektromontér)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • електроте́хнік (elektrotéxnik)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Vietnamese thợ điện, thợ sửa điện
  • thợ điệntradesman who works with electrical equipment
  • thợ sửa điệntradesman who works with electrical equipment
Welsh trydanwr
  • trydanwrtradesman who works with electrical equipment
Yiddish עלעקטריקער
  • עלעקטריקער (elektriker)tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Cite this entry
APA

electrician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrician

MLA

“electrician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrician. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrician,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrician.

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