Wirers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person or device that connects wires to establish an electrical circuit
2. Individuals or tools responsible for installing or arranging wiring systems in buildings or equipment
3. A role involving the assembly and configuration of various wire connections for electrical purposes

Etymology: Wirers is simply the plural of "wirer", and the story behind it is short. The noun is built from "wire" plus the agent suffix "-er", which passed into English through Old English "-ere" and earlier from Latin "-arius", the suffix that marked a person connected with a trade or task. Put together, a wirer is someone whose work is wiring. The core noun "wire" is the older and more interesting part of the chain, since it has been in English for centuries as a thin drawn strand of metal long before electricity gave it a new job. The suffix has done the same kind of quiet service across English, attaching itself to countless verbs and nouns to name the person doing the activity.

Synonyms: wire installers, cable workers