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mechanic

[ muh-kan-ik ]

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.


mechanic

/ ɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a person skilled in maintaining or operating machinery, motors, etc
  2. archaic.
    a common labourer
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mechanic1

1350–1400; Middle English: mechanical < Latin ŧ󲹲Ծܲ < Greek ŧ󲹲Ծó, equivalent to ŧ󲹲 ( ) machine + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mechanic1

C14: from Latin ŧ󲹲Ծܲ, from Greek ŧ󲹲ԾDz, from ŧ󲹲ŧ machine
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The officers who died were three pilots, one engineer and two mechanics, police confirmed.

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Hudley Hayes emphasized the need for additional mechanics to ensure that fire equipment and vehicles are in working order.

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Inside its tiny head — about the size of a grapefruit — complex mechanics with around 25 servos were meant to produce subtle facial expressions.

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Louis Lopez, an elevator mechanic in New York City, said he was so worried about the economy he had started to squirrel away cash under the mattress.

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To Roberts, Pages’ slump had less to do with swing mechanics, and more with “passivity” in his offensive approach.

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