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

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 Yonge, Charles Duke

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 Morley, John

But if the dove runs defectively and there is any hitch, every one is dismayed, for the harvest will be bad and the pyrotechnist will receive nothing.

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

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

From Visionaries by Huneker, James

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 Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich