🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

전기공

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeongigong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Electrician/ɪˈlɛk.trɪ.ʃən/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"전기공이 건물의 배선 작업을 하고 있다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A tradesperson specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines, and related equipment.

    "We called an electrician to fix the faulty circuit breaker in the basement."
  2. 2

    A technician who installs, maintains, or repairs electrical equipment or systems in a specific industry, such as theater or film production.

    "The film set electrician carefully adjusted the overhead studio lighting."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'electrician' originates from the word 'electric', which comes from the Greek word 'ēlektron', meaning amber. The use of 'electric' in the 19th century led to the formation of 'electrician' to denote someone skilled in electrical work.

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