Machinist

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

< French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek (mèkanè) 'trick'

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mə.ˈʃi.nɪst/

Noun

Singular Machinist

Plural {{{1}}}

Machinist ({{{1}}})

1. A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
2. One skilled in the use of machine tools.
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 cs(cs) m. Finnish: koneenrakentaja fi(fi), koneensuunnittelija fi(fi)

Russian: механик ru(ru) (mexánik) m.

one skilled in the use of machine tools

Czech: strojník cs(cs) m. Finnish: koneistaja fi(fi)

Russian: машинист (mašiníst) m.

operator — see operator

person employed to shift scenery in a theater

Dutch: machinist nl(nl) m. Finnish: näyttämömies fi(fi) French: machiniste m.

Russian: машинист (mašiníst) m. Spanish: tramoyista es(es) m.

External links

Part or all of this page 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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

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Dutch

Etymology

From French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek (mèkanè) 'trick'

Pronunciation

• IPA: /xxxx/

Noun

Machinist m. (plural Machinisten, diminutive Machinistje, diminutive plural Machinistjes)

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.

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