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Synonyms for mechanic

Grammar : Noun
Spell : muh-kan-ik
Phonetic Transcription : məˈkæn ɪk

Définition of mechanic

Origin :
  • late 14c., "pertaining to or involving mechanical labor" (now usually mechanical), also "having to do with tools," from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mekhanikos "full of resources, inventive, ingenious," literally "mechanical, pertaining to machines," from mekhane (see machine (n.)). Meaning "of the nature of or pertaining to machines" is from 1620s.
  • noun machinist
  • noun mechanician
Example sentences :
  • In a moment more he returned with a small man in a mechanic's blouse.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • No mechanic has a set of customers so trustworthy as God and the elements.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • The mechanic who works at the bench may possess it, as well as the clergyman or the peer.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • But the Highlander had resources in these seasons which the mechanic has not.
  • Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
  • Stan saw at once that the mechanic had been trying to fit the machinery together.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • Except for the mechanic, it is said, there is now no demand.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • His wage, as a mechanic, had never exceeded two seventy-five a day.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
  • He was a mechanic, brought along under some duress to service the machine.
  • Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • To him their volumes are as new tools to the mechanic, or new machinery to the manufacturer.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • The series will appeal to handicraftsmen in the industrial and mechanic arts.
  • Extract from : « Wood-Carving » by George Jack

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