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mechanician

American  
[mek-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌmɛk əˈnɪʃ ən /

noun

  1. a person skilled in constructing, working, or repairing machines; mechanic; machinist.


mechanician British  
/ ˌmɛkəˈnɪʃən /

noun

  1. a person skilled in making machinery and tools; technician

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mechanician

First recorded in 1560–70; mechanic + -ian

Example Sentences

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S. P. Dickson, whom a New York Times article referred to as a mechanician, died during the race after his car lost a wheel, causing both occupants to be thrown out.

From New York Times • May 16, 2016

“This is a neat paper,” says James Hanna, a mechanician at Virginia Tech, who has tackled similar problems in horizontal chains.

From Scientific American • Jan. 15, 2014

Smith's mechanician drop a message to his family.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chief Laboratory Assistant Frederick Ott is the sturdy mechanician who for 43 years has supervised experiments on Inventor Edison's ideas.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ingenuity of author, producer, scenic artist, and stage mechanician must labor until the stage is fitted to represent life as the author sees it.

From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce

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