mechanic

me·chan·ic

Use mechanic in a sentence

A mechanic checks the engine of a car.

noun

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

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

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mechanic

Archaic mechanical

Origin of mechanic

Classical Latin mechanicus from Classical Greek m?chanikos from m?chan?, machine

a worker skilled in using tools or in making, operating, and repairing machines, often, specif., one whose occupation is repairing the engines, etc. of motor vehicles
Archaic a manual laborer

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mechanic

noun

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

Origin of mechanic

From Middle English mechanical from Old French mecanique from Latin mēchanicus from Greek mēkhanikos from mēkhanē machine, device ; see magh- in Indo-European roots.

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Adjective

(archaic) mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things
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Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool.

Noun

(plural mechanics)

A skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery. A mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience.

Origin

From Middle English mechanike (“mechanic art"), from Old French mecanique, from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive"), from Ancient Greek Î¼Î·Ï‡Î±Î½Î¹ÎºÏŒÏ‚ (mÄ“khanikos, “pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive"), from Î¼Î·Ï‡Î±Î½Î® (mÄ“khanÄ“, “a machine, contrivance"); see machine.

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