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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


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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

Son Jay was the "mechanician" during races, stopped leaks at full speed, at race's end took the magnetos home and dried them in the oven.

From Time Magazine Archive

Smith's mechanician drop a message to his family.

From Time Magazine Archive

The French celebrated mechanician, the Abbé Mical, also made two heads of brass, which pronounced very distinctly entire phrases; these heads were colossal, and their voices powerful and sonorous.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

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