PYROTECHNIST

Etymology

Noun

pyrotechnist (plural pyrotechnists)

(dated) A pyrotechnician: person skilled in the manufacture or setting off of fireworks and firework displays.

(figurative) One who demonstrates a brilliant display, as of rhetoric or wit, or of virtuosity in the performing arts.

Source: Wiktionary


Pyr`o*tech"nist, n.

Definition: One skilled in pyrotechny; one who manufactures fireworks. Steevens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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