2. One skilled in the use of machine tools.
[1913 Webster]
3. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
machinist — ma‧chin‧ist [məˈʆiːnst] noun [countable] MANUFACTURING JOBS someone who operates machines in a factory: • All the women are highly skilled machinists. * * * machinist UK US /məˈʃIːnɪst/ noun [C] PRODUCTION ► someone whose job is operating a… … Financial and business terms
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machinist — (n.) 1706, engineer, mechanical inventor, a hybrid from MACHINE (Cf. machine) (n.) + IST (Cf. ist). Meaning machine operator is attested from 1879 … Etymology dictionary
machinist — ► NOUN ▪ a person who operates a machine or who makes machinery … English terms dictionary
machinist — [mə shēn′ist] n. 1. a person who makes or repairs machinery 2. a worker skilled in using machine tools 3. a worker who operates a machine … English World dictionary
Machinist — A machinist is a person who uses machine tools to make or modify parts, primarily metal parts, a process known as machining. This is accomplished by using machine tools to cut away excess material much as a woodcarver cuts away excess wood to… … Wikipedia
machinist — UK [məˈʃiːnɪst] / US [məˈʃɪnɪst] noun [countable] Word forms machinist : singular machinist plural machinists someone whose job is to use a machine, especially a sewing machine … English dictionary
machinist — [[t]məʃi͟ːnɪst[/t]] machinists N COUNT A machinist is a person whose job is to operate a machine, especially in a factory … English dictionary
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