Dictionary

machinist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /məˈʃiː.nɪst/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

machinist block

Synonyms

operator · stage machinist · machine operator

Translations (43)

ru меха́ник (constructor of machines and engines) · ro mașinistă (person employed to shift scenery in a theater) · el μηχανολόγος (constructor of machines and engines) · de Schlosser (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · ro mașinist (person employed to shift scenery in a theater) · ro mașinist (constructor of machines and engines) · bg машиностроител (constructor of machines and engines) · grc μηχανοποιός (constructor of machines and engines) · ro mecanic (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · es maquinista (constructor of machines and engines) · fi koneistaja (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · el μηχανικός (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · el μηχανικός σκηνής (person employed to shift scenery in a theater) · ro mecanic (constructor of machines and engines) · bg машинист (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · fi näyttämömies (person employed to shift scenery in a theater) · ru машини́ст (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · ro mecanică (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · cs mechanik (constructor of machines and engines) · cmn 機械師 /机械师 (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · fi koneensuunnittelija (constructor of machines and engines) · la māchinātor (constructor of machines and engines) · es tramoyista (person employed to shift scenery in a theater) · nl bankwerker (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · sv maskiningenjör (constructor of machines and engines) · el μηχανουργός (constructor of machines and engines) · ro mașinistă (constructor of machines and engines) · cmn 機械師 /机械师 (constructor of machines and engines) · el μηχανικός (constructor of machines and engines) · cs strojník (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · nl werktuigbouwkundige (constructor of machines and engines) · ro mecanică (constructor of machines and engines) · bg механик (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · sv mekanikus (constructor of machines and engines) · gl maquinista (constructor of machines and engines) · nl machinist (person employed to shift scenery in a theater) · ru машини́ст (person employed to shift scenery in a theater) · sv konstruktör (constructor of machines and engines) · fi koneenrakentaja (constructor of machines and engines) · fr machiniste (person employed to shift scenery in a theater) · hu gépész (one skilled in the use of machine tools) · pt maquinista (constructor of machines and engines) · sv ingenjör (constructor of machines and engines)