pyro
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- noun
- /ˈpaɪroʊ/
- Jargon
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pirotécnico
- You have to stand on stage to figure out where pyro is gonna go around moving machinery, around classically-trained musicians while we're tearing through this music that we wrote in our basement.
- pyro technician
Examples
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I got a pyro licence.
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We are tying up the whole show - band, dancers, lights, video, pyro, the whole deal, so this will be our - actually our first real run-through before we leave for St. Louis.
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The pyro batts look good.
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Yeah, Ken, I'm gonna check those pyro batteries one more time here.
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They've got fireworks and pyros and dancing girls.
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Cue pyro.
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The pyro prepared the fireworks display for the New Year's celebration.
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As a pyro, she is responsible for creating stunning visual effects with fire during the show.
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The team of pyros ensured that every explosion was perfectly timed for the finale.
Synonyms
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A trained person who handles and sets off fireworks and explosives
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pyro comes from the Greek root pyr meaning 'fire', and English shortened it to name a person who works with fireworks and flame effects. So a pyro is literally the 'fire' person who plans and controls safe flame shows.