machinist
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
machinist (plural machinists)
- A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
- One skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
- A person who operates machinery.
- A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
constructor of machines and engines
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one skilled in the use of machine tools
operator — see operator
person employed to shift scenery in a theater
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Further readingEdit
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, The Century Co., New York, 1911
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French machiniste.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
machinist m (plural machinisten, diminutive machinistje n)
- A machine-operator, engineer; notably:
- locomotive operator
- steam engines operator on a vessel
- machinist, scenery operator in a theater