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troubleshooter Definition


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troubleshoot
verb
    1a. To trace and mend a fault (in machinery, etc);
    1b. To identify and solve problems.
    2. To mediate (in disputes, etc).
Derivative: troubleshooter
noun
    Someone who mediates in disputes
      Thesaurus: mediator, arbitrator.
Derivative: troubleshooting
noun, adj
    Etymology: Early 20c: originally applied to the tracing of faults in telegraph or telephone wires.



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