grease monkey

American  

noun

Slang.

grease monkeys plural

1. a mechanic, especially one who works on automobiles or airplanes.

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grease monkey British  

noun

1. informal a mechanic, esp one who works on cars or aircraft

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• grease monkeys
  plural

Etymology

Origin of grease monkey

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

“I’m going to hit the hay,” and “It’s brass monkeys out there,” and “Let’s rustle up some tucker.”

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

In his presence they are like brass monkeys, or, more properly, like monkeys filled with monkey desires.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen by Hubbard, Elbert