pyrotechnist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pyrotechnist
First recorded in 1785–95; pyrotechn(ics) + -ist
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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
Moreover, every pyrotechnist has his own taste in the matter of compositions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
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
Nor does the pyrotechnist resort much to the use of pure oxygen, although very brilliant effects may be produced by burning various substances in glass jars filled with the gas.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
Years ago I discovered all the aids necessary to the pyrotechnist.
From Visionaries by James Huneker
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