pyrotechnist

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Etymology

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From pyrotechnic +‎ -ist, from pyro- +‎ technic.

Noun

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pyrotechnist (plural pyrotechnists)

  1. (dated) A pyrotechnician: person skilled in the manufacture or setting off of fireworks and firework displays.
    • 1862, The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America:
      That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint a pyrotechnist for the service of the navy, []
  2. (figurative) One who demonstrates a brilliant display, as of rhetoric or wit, or of virtuosity in the performing arts.
    • 2006, Michel Weber, Nicholas Rescher, Whitehead's Pancreativism:
      "It is thus the pyrotechnist (should we say demiurge?) who gives meaning to the so to speak explosive effervescences that are weaving the world of the spectator"

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