Meaning

2 senses

  1. A person skilled at locating the causes of problems and rectifying them.

  2. A software program or routine that attempts to diagnose a problem with the system.

More definitions
  • a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices)

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Tom is a troubleshooter, isn't he?

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  2. Mary is a troubleshooter, isn't she?

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From trouble + shooter, circa 1905. Whence troubleshoot (verb), shoot trouble (verb), and

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

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Forms

plural: troubleshooters
Singulartroubleshooter
Pluraltroubleshooters

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices):trouble shooter

Word family

3 related words
Relatedshoot troubletroubleshoottroubleshooting

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
troubleA2troublemakertroubleshoottroublesomeB2troughtrounce

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