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mechanic

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me·chan·ic  (m-knk)
n.
A worker skilled in making, using, or repairing machines, vehicles, and tools.

[From Middle English, mechanical, from Old French mecanique, from Latin mchanicus, from Greek mkhanikos, from mkhan, machine, device; see magh- in Indo-European roots.]

me·chanic adj.

mechanic
Noun
a person skilled in maintaining or operating machinery or motors [Greek mēkhanē machine]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mechanicmechanic - a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
2.mechanicmechanic - someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
maintenance man, repairman, service man - a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
Adj.1.mechanic - resembling the action of a machine; "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson
mechanical - using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy"
Translations
Spanish mechanic [mɪˈkænɪk] nmecánico/a
French mechanic [mɪˈkænɪk] nmécanicien m;
can you send a mechanic? → pouvez-vous nous envoyer un mécanicien?

German mechanic [mɪˈkænɪk] nMechaniker(in) m(f)
Italian mechanic [mɪˈkænɪk] nmeccanico see also mechanics

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He noticed the mechanic waiting, as he himself was waiting-- but still on the opposite side of the street.
THE Warden of a Penitentiary was one day putting locks on the doors of all the cells when a mechanic said to him:
D'Artagnan remembered that the English are masters in mechanics and conservative industry; and he determined to go in the morning in search of a mechanic who would sell him a strong box.
 
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