pyrotechnist

[ pahy-ruh-tek-nist ]

/ ˌpaɪ rəˈtɛk nɪst /

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noun

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

Nearby words

pyrosulphate, pyrosulphuric acid, pyrotechnic, pyrotechnician, pyrotechnics, pyrotechnist, pyrotic, pyrotoxin, pyrotraumatic dermatitis, pyroxene, pyroxenite

Origin of pyrotechnist

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

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Examples from the Web for pyrotechnist

It is difficult at the present day to understand the fame that he once 125 had as “a pyrotechnist in pigments.”
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)|Richard Muther
It seems so strange that he should take it into his head to be a Pyrotechnist.
The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury|Asenath Carver Coolidge
I therefore had them specially made for me by a pyrotechnist in London.
Out on the Pampas|G. A. Henty
They cry for the pyrotechnics, and this is to be superb; the pyrotechnist showed me the sketches.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas

Years ago I discovered all the aids necessary to the pyrotechnist.
Visionaries|James Huneker