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The definition of a mechanic is a person who makes, operates or repairs machines.

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An example of a mechanic is the person who repairs your car.

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adjective

Archaic mechanical

Origin: L mechanicus < Gr mēchanikos < mēchanē, machine

noun

a worker skilled in using tools or in making, operating, and repairing machines
Archaic a manual laborer

See mechanic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A worker skilled in making, using, or repairing machines, vehicles, and tools.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English, mechanical

Origin: , from Old French mecanique

Origin: , from Latin mēchanicus

Origin: , from Greek mēkhanikos

Origin: , from mēkhanē, machine, device; see magh- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

me·chanˈic adjective

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