noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/
UK:/ˌɛlɪkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/
UK:/ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/
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US:/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/
US:/əˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/
US:/iˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/
CMU ARPABET:IH0 L EH0 K T R IH1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A scientist who studies electricity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English electrician From electric + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
102 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
elektrisiën
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Arabic:
كَهْرَبَائِيّ
(kahrabāʔiyy)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Arabic:
كَهْرَبَائِيَّة
(kahrabāʔiyya)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Arabic:
كهربچي
(kəhrəbči)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Arabic:
كهربائي
(kahrabāʔi)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Arabic:
كهربجي
(kahrabji)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Armenian:
էլեկտրիկ
(ēlektrik)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Azerbaijani:
elektrikçi
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Belarusian:
эле́ктрык
(eljéktryk)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Belarusian:
электраманцёр
(eljektramancjór)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Belarusian:
электратэ́хнік
(eljektratéxnik)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Breton:
tredaner
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Bulgarian:
електротехни́к
(elektrotehník)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Bulgarian:
електрича́р
(električár)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Catalan:
electricista
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Chinese:
電工 /电工
(tiān-kang)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Chinese Mandarin:
電工 /电工
(diàngōng)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Cornish:
tredaner
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Cornish:
tredanores
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Czech:
elektrikář
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Czech:
elektrotechnik
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Danish:
elektriker
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Dutch:
elektricien
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Finnish:
sähköasentaja
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Finnish:
sähkömies
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
French:
électricien
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
French:
électricienne
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Galician:
electricista
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Georgian:
ელექტრიკოსი
(elekṭriḳosi)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
German:
Elektriker
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
German:
Elektrikerin
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Greek:
ηλεκτρολόγος
(ilektrológos)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Hebrew:
חַשְׁמַלַּאי
(khashmaláy)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Hindi:
बिजलीवाला
(bijlīvālā)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Hindi:
बिजली मिस्त्री
(bijlī mistrī)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Hungarian:
villanyszerelő
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Indonesian:
tukang listrik
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Irish:
leictreoir
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Italian:
elettricista
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Japanese:
電気技師
(denki gishi)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Japanese:
電気工
(denkikō)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Japanese:
電工
(denkō)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Kazakh:
электрші
(élektrşı)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Khmer:
ជាងអគ្គីសនី
(ciəng ʼakkisaʼnii)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Khmer:
ជាងភ្លើង
(ciəng phləəng)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Korean:
전기 기사
(jeon'gi gisa)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Korean:
전공
(jeon'gong)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Kyrgyz:
электрик
(elektrik)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Kyrgyz:
электрчи
(elektrci)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Lao:
ຊ່າງໄຟຟ້າ
(sāng fai fā)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Latin:
ēlectricista
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Latin:
ēlectriciānus
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Latin:
ēlectriciāna
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Macedonian:
електричар
(električar)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Malay:
juruelektrik
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Maltese:
elektrixin
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Māori:
kaiaka hiko
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Māori:
mataaro hiko
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Marathi:
इलेक्ट्रिशियन
(ilekṭriśiyan)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Mongolian:
цахилгаанчин
(caxilgaančin)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Mongolian:
цахилгаанч
(caxilgaanč)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Mongolian:
цахилгааны ажилчин
(caxilgaany ažilčin)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Mongolian:
ᠴᠠᠬᠢᠯᠭᠠᠨᠴᠢᠨ
(čaqilɣančin)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Mongolian:
ᠴᠠᠬᠢᠯᠭᠠᠨᠴᠢ
(čaqilɣanči)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Mongolian:
ᠴᠠᠬᠢᠯᠭᠠᠨ ᠦ ᠠᠵᠢᠯᠴᠢᠨ
(čaqilɣan-ü aǰilčin)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Navajo:
béésh łichíiʼii hooghan yiiʼ neiłtʼiʼí
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Norwegian Bokmål:
elektriker
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Norwegian Nynorsk:
elektrikar
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Occitan:
electrician
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Persian:
برقکار
(barq-kâr)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Polish:
elektryk
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Polish:
elektryczka
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Portuguese:
eletricista
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Punjabi:
ਬਿਜਲੀ ਮਿਸਤਰੀ
(bijlī mistarī)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Romanian:
electrician
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Romanian:
electriciană
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Russian:
эле́ктрик
(eléktrik)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Russian:
электромонтёр
(elektromontjór)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Russian:
электроте́хник
(elektrotéxnik)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Scottish Gaelic:
dealanair
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Serbo-Croatian:
елѐктрича̄р
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Serbo-Croatian:
elèktričār
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Slovak:
elektrikár
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Slovak:
elektrotechnik
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Slovene:
električar
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Lower Sorbian:
elektrikaŕ
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Lower Sorbian:
elektrikarka
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Spanish:
electricista
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Swedish:
elektriker
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Tagalog:
mandadagitab
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Tajik:
электрик
(elektrik)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Tatar:
электрчы
(elektrçı)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Thai:
ช่างไฟฟ้า
(châang-fai-fáa)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Turkish:
elektrikçi
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Ukrainian:
еле́ктрик
(eléktryk)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Ukrainian:
електромонте́р
(elektromontér)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Ukrainian:
електроте́хнік
(elektrotéxnik)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Uzbek:
elektrik
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Vietnamese:
thợ điện
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Vietnamese:
thợ sửa điện
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Welsh:
trydanwr
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment
Yiddish:
עלעקטריקער
(elektriker)
— tradesman who works with electrical equipment