Definitions for machinistməˈʃi nɪst
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ma•chin•istməˈʃi nɪst(n.)
a person who operates machinery, esp. an operator of machine tools.
a person who makes or repairs machines.
a warrant officer who assists the engineering officer in the engine room.
Category: Military
Origin of machinist:
1700–10
Princeton's WordNet
machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic(noun)
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
Wiktionary
machinist(Noun)
A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
machinist(Noun)
One skilled in the use of machine tools.
machinist(Noun)
A person who operates machinery.
machinist(Noun)
A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
Origin: From machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from machina, from μηχανή.
Webster Dictionary
Machinist(noun)
a constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines
Machinist(noun)
one skilled in the use of machine tools
Machinist(noun)
a person employed to shift scenery in a theater
Translations for machinist
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
machinist(noun)
a person skilled in the use of machines, eg a sewing-machine, or electrical tools
She's a machinist in a clothes factory.
- masjinisAfrikaans
- ميكانيكيArabic
- машинистBulgarian
- mecânicoPortuguese (BR)
- mechanikCzech
- der Maschinist, die MaschinennäherinGerman
- maskinist; maskinarbejderDanish
- χειριστής μηχανήςGreek
- mecánico, operarioSpanish
- masinal töötajaEstonian
- ماشین کارFarsi
- koneenkäyttäjäFinnish
- opérateur/-triceFrench
- מְכוֹנַאיHebrew
- मशीन वालाHindi
- strojarCroatian
- gépészHungarian
- ahli mesinIndonesian
- vélamaður; maður sem vinnur við vélIcelandic
- (operatore di macchina utensile), (chi lavora a macchina)Italian
- 機械[]工Japanese
- 기계 숙련공Korean
- mašinistas, šaltkalvis, siuvėjasLithuanian
- mehāniķis; mašīnists; motoršuvējaLatvian
- ahli mesinMalay
- machineman, machinenaaisterDutch
- maskinarbeider, mekanikerNorwegian
- mechanik, operatorPolish
- ماشین کارPersian
- ماشين كار،ماشين پوهPashto
- mecânicoPortuguese
- maşinistRomanian
- машинист; швеяRussian
- mechanikSlovak
- strojnikSlovenian
- mašinistaSerbian
- maskin-, verkstadsarbetare, maskinsömmerskaSwedish
- ช่างซ่อมเครื่อง; ผู้ควบคุมเครื่องจักรThai
- makinistTurkish
- 機械師Chinese (Trad.)
- механік; слюсар-механікUkrainian
- مشین چلانے والاUrdu
- thợ máyVietnamese
- 机械师Chinese (Simp.)
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