About The Word Mechanic
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Mechanic
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What's The Definition Of Mechanic?
[n] someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
[n] a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools [adj] resembling the action of a machine; "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson Synonyms | Synonyms for Mechanic: auto-mechanic | automobile mechanic | car-mechanic | grease monkey | machinist | mechanical | shop mechanic Related Terms | Find terms related to Mechanic: aeromechanic | aeronautical engineer | aircraftsman | apprentice | artificer | artisan | artist | cobbler | craftsman | craftswoman | doctor | fixer | flight tester | grease monkey | ground tester | handicraftsman | jet engineer | journeyman | little Miss Fixit | machinist | maintenance man | master | master carpenter | master craftsman | mechanician | mender | prentice | renovator | repairer | repairman | restorer | rigger | rocket engineer | serviceman | technician | tinker | trouble man | troubleshooter | wright See Also | artificer | artisan | craftsman | fixer | journeyman | maintenance man | repairer | repairman | service man Mechanic In Webster's Dictionary \Me*chan"ic\, n. [F. m['e]canique mechanics. See
{Mechanic}, a.]
1. The art of the application of the laws of motion or force
to construction. [Obs.]
2. A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; one who practices
any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in shaping and
uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of
structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of
tools, or instruments.
An art quite lost with our mechanics. --Sir T.
Browne.
\Me*chan"ic\, a. [F. m['e]canique, L. mechanicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? a machine. See {Machine}.] 1. Having to do with the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; as, the mechanic arts. ``These mechanic philosophers.'' --Ray. Mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. --Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar. To make a god, a hero, or a king Descend to a mechanic dialect. --Roscommon. Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool. --Thomson. 3. Base. [Obs.] --Whitlock. |
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