machinist

Contents

English

Etymology

From French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ˈʃi.nɪst/

Noun

machinist (plural machinists)

1. A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
2. One skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
3. A person who operates machinery.
4. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

Synonyms

• operator

Translations

constructor of machines and engines

• Czech: mechanik m
• Dutch: werktuigbouwkundige (nl) m
• Finnish: koneenrakentaja, koneensuunnittelija
• Greek: μηχανουργός (el) m or f (michanourgós), μηχανικός (el) m or f (michanikós), μηχανολόγος (el) m or f (michanológos)

• Romanian: mecanic (ro) m, mecanică (ro) f, mașinist (ro) m, mașinistă (ro) f
• Russian: меха́ник (ru) m (mexánik)
• Spanish: maquinista (es) m or f, mecánico (es) m
• Swedish: maskiningenjör c, mekanikus c, konstruktör (sv) c, ingenjör (sv) c

one skilled in the use of machine tools

• Czech: strojník (cs) m
• Dutch: bankwerker (nl) m
• Finnish: koneistaja (fi)
• German: Schlosser (de) m

• Greek: μηχανικός (el) m or f (michanikós)
• Hungarian: gépész (hu)
• Romanian: mecanic (ro) m, mecanică (ro) f
• Russian: машини́ст (ru) m (mašiníst)

operator — see operator

person employed to shift scenery in a theater

• Dutch: machinist (nl) m
• Finnish: näyttämömies
• French: machiniste (fr) m
• Greek: μηχανικός σκηνής m or f (michanikós skinís)

• Romanian: mașinist (ro) m, mașinistă (ro) f
• Russian: машини́ст (ru) m (mašiníst)
• Spanish: tramoyista (es) m

Further reading

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for machinist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

• machinist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• machinist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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Dutch

Etymology

From French machiniste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑʃiˈnɪst/

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• Hyphenation: ma‧chi‧nist

Noun

machinist m (plural machinisten, diminutive machinistje n)

1. A machine-operator, engineer; notably:
   1. locomotive operator
   2. steam engines operator on a vessel
   3. machinist, scenery operator in a theater

Derived terms

• machinistbankwerker m
• machinistenschool m
• machinist-leerling m
• scheepsmachinist m