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machinist

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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machinist (plural machinists)

  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.
    Synonym: stage machinist

Synonyms

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From French machiniste.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɑʃiˈnɪst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧chi‧nist

Noun

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machinist m (plural machinisten, diminutive machinistje n)

  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

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: masinis

Romanian

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Noun

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machinist m (plural machiniști)

  1. Obsolete form of mașinist.

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative machinist machinistul machiniști machiniștii
genitive-dative machinist machinistului machiniști machiniștilor
vocative machinistule machiniștilor

References

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  • machinist in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN