pyrotechnistn.

Brit.

/ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtɛknɪst/, U.S.

/ˌpaɪroʊˈtɛknəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pyrotechny n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < pyrotechny n. + -ist suffix. Compare post-classical Latin pyrotechnicus pyrotechnist (see pyrotechnic adj. and n.).

1. Originally: †a person skilled in the use of fire in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.; a chemist (obsolete). In later use: a person employed or skilled in the use of gunpowder, explosives, or (esp.) fireworks; a pyrotechnician.

ΚΠ

1670 W. Marshall Answers upon Several Heads Philos. iii. 43 The Pyrotechnists analyse bodies, upon the consideration of several differences and contrarieties which are in their compositive parts, as that some will abide the fire, others not.

1776 B. Martin Bibliotheca Technologica (ed. 4) 405 Chemists are therefore called pyrotechnists.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 613 The whole skill of the pyrotechnists..was employed to produce a display of fireworks which might vie with any that had been seen in the gardens of Versailles.

1858 T. R. Jones Aquarian Naturalist 47 The azure, gold, and silver rain of the pyrotechnist.

1944 Mil. Affairs 8 61 The book..has little interest to the military pyrotechnist.

1954 Metrop. Museum Art Bull. 13 52/1 Until the time for the show the pyrotechnists kept their mysteries to themselves.

1997 Guardian 4 Nov. (Educ. section) 10/4 The mixture with the prettiest name in fireworks is dark fire, which burns with hardly any light and, with internal fuses, enables pyrotechnists to time sequences of flash, bang and twinkle.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts; esp. a person who gives a brilliant display of wit, argument, artistic skill, etc. (cf. pyrotechnic adj. 1b). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > one who makes, displays, or fires

squibster1625

pyrotechnista1676

pyrobolist1696

pyrotechnician1729

pyrotechnian1731

squib1759

pyrotechnic1817

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of fireworks

pyrotechnista1676

pyrotechnician1729

pyrotechnian1731

fireworker1765

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [noun] > instance or scene of > maker of

pyrotechnist1879

a1676 B. Tompson in T. F. Waters Sketch Life John Winthrop Younger (1899) 75 (title) A Funeral Tribute To the Honourable Dust of that most Charitable Christian, Unbiassed Politician, and Unimitable Pyrotechnist John Winthrope, Esq.

1762 Full Expos. Pamphlet entitled, Observ. Papers relative to Rupture with Spain 47 The weekly Commentaries of that judicious, candid, decent, political Pyrotechnist The Monitor.

1793 J. Boswell Life Johnson III. 589 The authour of The Rambler..may be considered on this occasion, as the ringleader of a successful riot, though not as a skilful pyrotechnist.

1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 2 Mar. (1939) 120 The Bankers will be persuaded that it is a squib which may burn their own fingers, and will curse the poor pyrotechnist that compounded it.

1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie III. x. 164 To hear the new preacher, the pyrotechnist of human logic and eloquence.

1929 Musical Times 70 404 It must be said that Stravinsky has always been somewhat of a musical pyrotechnist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pyrotechnist
释义	pyrotechnistn. Brit. /ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtɛknɪst/, U.S. /ˌpaɪroʊˈtɛknəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pyrotechny n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < pyrotechny n. + -ist suffix. Compare post-classical Latin pyrotechnicus pyrotechnist (see pyrotechnic adj. and n.). 1. Originally: †a person skilled in the use of fire in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.; a chemist (obsolete). In later use: a person employed or skilled in the use of gunpowder, explosives, or (esp.) fireworks; a pyrotechnician. ΚΠ 1670 W. Marshall Answers upon Several Heads Philos. iii. 43 The Pyrotechnists analyse bodies, upon the consideration of several differences and contrarieties which are in their compositive parts, as that some will abide the fire, others not. 1776 B. Martin Bibliotheca Technologica (ed. 4) 405 Chemists are therefore called pyrotechnists. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 613 The whole skill of the pyrotechnists..was employed to produce a display of fireworks which might vie with any that had been seen in the gardens of Versailles. 1858 T. R. Jones Aquarian Naturalist 47 The azure, gold, and silver rain of the pyrotechnist. 1944 Mil. Affairs 8 61 The book..has little interest to the military pyrotechnist. 1954 Metrop. Museum Art Bull. 13 52/1 Until the time for the show the pyrotechnists kept their mysteries to themselves. 1997 Guardian 4 Nov. (Educ. section) 10/4 The mixture with the prettiest name in fireworks is dark fire, which burns with hardly any light and, with internal fuses, enables pyrotechnists to time sequences of flash, bang and twinkle. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts; esp. a person who gives a brilliant display of wit, argument, artistic skill, etc. (cf. pyrotechnic adj. 1b). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > one who makes, displays, or fires squibster1625 pyrotechnista1676 pyrobolist1696 pyrotechnician1729 pyrotechnian1731 squib1759 pyrotechnic1817 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of fireworks pyrotechnista1676 pyrotechnician1729 pyrotechnian1731 fireworker1765 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [noun] > instance or scene of > maker of pyrotechnist1879 a1676 B. Tompson in T. F. Waters Sketch Life John Winthrop Younger (1899) 75 (title) A Funeral Tribute To the Honourable Dust of that most Charitable Christian, Unbiassed Politician, and Unimitable Pyrotechnist John Winthrope, Esq. 1762 Full Expos. Pamphlet entitled, Observ. Papers relative to Rupture with Spain 47 The weekly Commentaries of that judicious, candid, decent, political Pyrotechnist The Monitor. 1793 J. Boswell Life Johnson III. 589 The authour of The Rambler..may be considered on this occasion, as the ringleader of a successful riot, though not as a skilful pyrotechnist. 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 2 Mar. (1939) 120 The Bankers will be persuaded that it is a squib which may burn their own fingers, and will curse the poor pyrotechnist that compounded it. 1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie III. x. 164 To hear the new preacher, the pyrotechnist of human logic and eloquence. 1929 Musical Times 70 404 It must be said that Stravinsky has always been somewhat of a musical pyrotechnist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1670
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