machinist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/məˈʃiː.nɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-machinist.wav

Word forms

machinist machinists

Etymology

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

Synonyms

machine operator operator stage machinist

Derived words

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