Mechanic

English[]

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Etymology[]

< Middle English mechanike (“‘mechanic art’”) < Old French mecanique < Latin mechanicus (“‘of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive’”) < Ancient Greek μηχανικός (“‘pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive’”) < μηχανή (“‘a machine, contrivance’”); see machine.

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Noun[]

Singular
Mechanic

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A skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery. A mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience.

Derived terms[]

auto mechanic

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Translations[]

a skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery

Arabic: ميكانيكي (mikanīki) m.
Bosnian: mehaničar bs(bs) m.
Chinese: 技工 (jìgōng)
Croatian: mehaničar hr(hr) m.
Czech: mechanik cs(cs) m.
Danish: mekaniker c.
Dutch: mecanicien nl(nl) m., werktuigkunde nl(nl) m.
Finnish: mekaanikko fi(fi)
French: mécanicien fr(fr) m.
German: Mechaniker de(de) m.
Greek: μηχανικός el(el) (mikhanikós) m. and f., μηχανοτεχνίτης el(el) (mikhanotekhnítis) m.
Hungarian: gépész hu(hu), műszerész hu(hu)

Italian: meccanico it(it) m.
Japanese: 修理工 (しゅうりこう, shūrikō)
Korean: 직공 (jikgong)
Maltese: mekanik
Portuguese: mecânico pt(pt) m.
Russian: механик ru(ru) (mexánik) m.
Scottish Gaelic: innleadair m.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: механичар m.

Roman: mehaničar m.
Spanish: mecánico es(es) m.
Swedish: mekaniker sv(sv) c.

External links[]

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

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