also: ぎて
assistant engineer; operator
Historical or occupational term for a technical assistant or telegraph operator; now largely obsolete outside historical contexts.
In the Meiji period, he worked as an assistant engineer for the railway.
The position of 技手 is hardly used today.
telegraph operator; telegraphist; telegrapher
Standard kanji form; reading ぎしゅ is the most common.
Alternate reading ぎて is rare and may be encountered in older texts.
Compound of 技 (technique) and 手 (hand/person), literally 'technique hand', referring to a skilled assistant. The reading ぎしゅ is the standard on'yomi; ぎて is an irregular or older reading.