machinist

Etymology

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

noun

  1. A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
  2. A person 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.

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