trouble shooter

[truhb-uhl-shoo-ter]

trou·ble·shoot·er

[truhb-uhl-shoo-ter]
noun
1.
a person with special skill in resolving disputes, impasses, etc., as in business, national, or international affairs: a diplomatic troubleshooter in the Middle East.
2.
an expert in discovering and eliminating the cause of trouble in mechanical equipment, power lines, etc.
Also, trou·ble-shoot·er.


Origin:
1900–05; trouble + shooter
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To trouble shooter

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Trouble shooter is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
WordNet
trouble shooter

noun
a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices) [syn: troubleshooter
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature