machinist

Meaning

1. A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
2. A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
3. A person who operates machinery.
4. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

Synonyms

mechanic

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mechanician

engineer

shop mechanic

motor-mechanic

operator

pitman

robot

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seamstress

stagehand

turner

machine man

tool-and-die work

engine attendant

con artist

gearhead attendant

engine-driver

fitter

manipulator

mechanical engineer

Translations

maquinista

μηχανικός

machiniste

macchinista

mecánico

Maschinist

makinist

machinist

mecânico

mécanicien

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μηχανουργός

mécanicienne

operador

tramoyista

mecánico de taller

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈʃiː.nɪst/

Etymology

From French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).