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.

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Origin of pyrotechnist

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

The formidable pyrotechnist did not appear, and so the young people enjoyed the day in each other's company.
Visionaries|James Huneker
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
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

Let the fireworks begin, said the King; and the Royal Pyrotechnist made a low bow, and marched down to the end of the garden.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales|Oscar Wilde