grease monkey
noun
a mechanic, especially one who works on automobiles or airplanes.
grease monkeys
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pluralof grease monkey.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"We're the cable guys. Now we're the grease monkeys — or I am," Virts radioed.
From US News ● Feb. 25, 2015
Jordan Dean, Hunter Foster, Randy Redd and Lorenzo Wolff are the grease monkeys while Mamie Parris and Katie Thompson are the diner waitresses in this sweet and sassy country-rock show.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2014
The air force is even short of grease monkeys, must farm out repairs to private mechanics.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sophomores were off at sea as grease monkeys on freighters; upperclassmen were apprenticed to firms of naval architects and marine engineers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their plane, named Century of Progress, was the pride of the "grease monkeys" who conditioned it.
From Time Magazine Archive
