Sparkys are extremely important professionals in Australia as well as in other countries around the world. Their job is to install and repair systems of wiring and other electrical equipment used for both commercial and residential applications.
A sparky is an electrician. A brickie is a bricklayer.
A dunny diver is a plumber, those stalwart tradies who install and repair piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with the water supply and drainage systems.
So why are electricians called “sparky?” If you have ever overloaded an outlet, experienced a short in your fuse box, or tried to pull a faulty appliance from an electrical socket, you'll notice sparks. Indeed, you may even have felt the shock of such an event. This is why electricians have the nickname, sparky.
Plumbers have lots of nicknames. Pipey is one you hear often. Mario is occasionally thrown about by other tradies. Super Mario, if you're any good with a spanner.
The characters move through pipes in the Mushroom Kingdom to collect coins and secret items in their quest to save Princess Toadstool from Mario's archenemy Bowser. In part due to the underground setting, Shigeru Miyamoto selected a plumber as the ideal profession for the hero of the video game.
Chippie is also the slang term for a joiner or a carpenter or anyone who works with wood, again, connected with the word chipboard.
On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to electrician, such as: juicer, lineman, linesman, wireman, electrical expert, and electronics technician.
Sparky – Slang for electrician. Spur – An additional connection, often taken from an existing socket in order to provide a supply to a new socket.
Sparky is a common nickname for people and animals. In the British Commonwealth, it can also be used to refer to an electrician.
dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
'Digger' was a colloquial name applied to Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) personnel that developed during the war (although the term was already applied to miners back in Australia and New Zealand).
“Bugger” is common in both Aussie and British slang, and vaguely refers to someone or something that is annoying. Calling someone a bugger can be used affectionately or derogatorily. The general expletive can be used in any situation, and roughly means,“F*** off/me” or “Well, I'll be damned!”
The term 'Chippy' is commonly used in Australia and the UK to refer to carpenters. The term is found as far back as the 16th century – no doubt in reference to the wood chips that flew as carpenters worked their magic. A proverb from 1770 states: 'A carpenter is known by his chips'.
As you now know, the gaffer is the head electrician in a movie crew. It's their job to manage the lighting, making sure the levels are appropriate for the desired effect in the scene. The assistant to the gaffer is the best boy electric and an entire crew of electricians. The grip is a different role.
A master electrician is the highest level of electrician. Requirements to become a master electrician vary by state, but most states require you to have at least seven years of experience as a journeyman and worked for at least 4000 hours as a journeyman.
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First, it's important to know that electricians are part of a larger group of workers called electrical workers. While electrician is the more commonly used term for anyone who works with electric power, electrical worker is a more encompassing term for those in the field of electrical work.
A person with XX chromosomes usually has female sex and reproductive organs, and is therefore usually assigned biologically female. A person with XY chromosomes usually has male sex and reproductive organs, and is therefore usually assigned biologically male.
Electrical technicians may work more with engineering systems or maintaining existing systems, while electricians may be more involved in installing electrical systems. If you are considering which career to pursue, understanding the differences between the two can be very helpful.
Confusingly, in the UK the use of either term is dependent on location. For example, in the South of England people tend to use the term carpenter whereas in the North of England people prefer to use the term joiner. Joinery and carpentry are both wood-based construction trades.
Chippie – British and Australian slang for a carpenter. Can be used for either the occupation or surname.
The Old English word for carpenter was treowwyrtha (a tree wright or tree worker—like shipwright or millwright or wainwright). After the Norman invasion of England in 1066, the Anglo-French word carpenter (from Old North French carpentier), from Latin carpentarius, eventually replaced treowwyrtha.