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

Example Sentences

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pyrotechnist

Years ago I discovered all the aids necessary to the pyrotechnist.

From Visionaries by James Huneker

That was the design, and if you ask me how it was done, I can only refer you to my pyrotechnist, and say that whatever a Frenchman attempts to do he will accomplish artistically.

From The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont by Robert Barr

The favourite pyrotechnist is systematically late and procrastinatory, or is piqued because his punctuation or his paragraphs have been meddled with.

From Studies in Literature by John Morley

A skilful pyrotechnist, who knew the right end to which to apply the match, was placed in charge, and fussed about a great deal.

From Above the Snow Line by Clinton Thomas Dent

One of the deputy-assistant magicians should be a pyrotechnist, whose duty would be to light up the camp with unearthly fire, and to place strange portents in the midnight sky.

From March to Magdala by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty