pyrotechnist

American  

[pahy-ruh-tek-nist] / ˌpaɪ rəˈtɛk nɪst /

noun

1. a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.

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Etymology

Origin of pyrotechnist

First recorded in 1785–95; pyrotechn(ics) + -ist

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Example Sentences

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pyrotechnist

There, rivers of fire poured forth cascades spangled with all the variegated brilliancy with which the chemist's art can embellish the work of the pyrotechnist.

From The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by Charles Duke Yonge

The Captain, who, like a pyrotechnist, could give his fire all forms and colors, reinforced her with his; and his sister sowed, as it were, the flowers with which the zephyrettes of raillery could play.

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Jean Paul Friedrich Richter

The pyrotechnist was not free from it; he fussed about nervously; he tested everything again and again; he crawled under the car and out of it; he talked to officials; he inspected and re-inspected.

From A Wanderer in Florence by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

A scientific pyrotechnist was a novelty, particularly as the experimentings were to be given with the aid of a newly discovered gas.

From Visionaries by James Huneker

Some bamboo frames and sections of the same material led Placido to suspect that they were approaching the house of a pyrotechnist.

From The Reign of Greed by Charles E. Derbyshire

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