MECHANIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does mechanic mean?
• MECHANIC (noun)
The noun MECHANIC has 2 senses:
1. a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
2. someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
Familiarity information: MECHANIC used as a noun is rare.
• MECHANIC (adjective)
The adjective MECHANIC has 1 sense:
1. resembling the action of a machine
Familiarity information: MECHANIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MECHANIC (noun)
Meaning:
A craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
machinist; mechanic; shop mechanic
Hypernyms ("mechanic" is a kind of...):
artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
Meaning:
Someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
auto-mechanic; automobile mechanic; car-mechanic; grease monkey; mechanic
Hypernyms ("mechanic" is a kind of...):
maintenance man; repairman; service man (a skilled worker whose job is to repair things)
• MECHANIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Resembling the action of a machine
Context example:
from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet
Similar:
mechanical (using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices)
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