mechanic

American  

[muh-kan-ik] / məˈkæn ɪk /

noun

1. a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc..

   an automobile mechanic.

2. a worker who is skilled in the use of tools, machines, equipment, etc.

3. Slang. a person skilled in the dishonest handling of cards, dice, or other objects used in games of chance.

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mechanic British  

/ mɪˈkænɪk /

noun

1. a person skilled in maintaining or operating machinery, motors, etc

2. archaic a common labourer

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Etymology

Origin of mechanic

1350–1400; Middle English: mechanical < Latin mēchanicus < Greek mēchanikós, equivalent to mēchan ( ḗ ) machine + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Apart from their practical classes, the students, aged 18 to 35, also learn the basics of geology, rock mechanics, maths and English.

From Barron's

Adenot credits her grandfather, a mechanic in France's air force, for giving her a love of "taking things apart and fixing them".

From Barron's

Tumbler Ridge student Darian Quist told the public broadcaster CBC that he was in his mechanics class when there was an announcement that the school was in lockdown.

From Barron's

“The liquidation and replenishment mechanics are designed to protect noteholders’ capital, not expose it,” Ledn Chief Executive Officer Adam Reeds said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The concept of time has troubled philosophers and physicists for thousands of years, and the advent of quantum mechanics has not simplified the problem," says Professor Hugo Dil, a physicist at EPFL.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• machinist
• operator
• worker