"troubleshooter" meaning in English

See troubleshooter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹʌb(ə)lˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-troubleshooter.wav Forms: troubleshooters [plural]
Etymology: From trouble + shooter, circa 1905. Whence troubleshoot (verb), shoot trouble (verb), and troubleshooting (noun) as back-formations. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trouble|shooter}} trouble + shooter, {{,}} ,, {{glossary|back-formation|back-formations}} back-formations Head templates: {{en-noun}} troubleshooter (plural troubleshooters)
  1. A person skilled at locating the causes of problems and rectifying them. Translations (person skilled at solving problems): авариен монтьор (avarien montjor) (Bulgarian), probleemoplosser [masculine] (Dutch), troubleshooter [masculine] (Dutch), waewae-kai-pakiaka (Maori), mechanik [masculine] (Polish), apagafuegos [colloquial] (Spanish), problemlösare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-troubleshooter-en-noun-WyshEHKA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'person skilled at solving problems': 95 5
  2. (computing) A software program or routine that attempts to diagnose a problem with the system.
    Sense id: en-troubleshooter-en-noun-iPl~ht92 Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: shoot trouble, troubleshoot, troubleshooting

Inflected forms

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