machinist
- A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
- A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
- A person who operates machinery.
- A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/məˈʃiː.nɪst/
Etymology
From French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).
shop mechanic
motor-mechanic
machine man
tool-and-die work
engine attendant
gearhead attendant
engine-driver
mechanical engineer
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