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Added 9 October 2026

troubleshooter

/ˈtɹʌb(ə)lˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about troubleshooter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices).

Origin

From trouble + shooter, circa 1905. Whence troubleshoot (verb), shoot trouble (verb), and troubleshooting (noun) as back-formations.

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