machinist

noun

ma·chin·ist | \ mə-ˈshē-nist

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Definition of machinist

1a : a worker who fabricates, assembles, or repairs machinery

b : a craftsman skilled in the use of machine tools

c : one who operates a machine

2 archaic : a person in charge of the mechanical aspects of a theatrical production

3 : a warrant officer who supervises machinery and engine operation

Examples of machinist in a Sentence

He is a machinist at the factory.

Recent Examples on the Web The original owner, a machinist and his wife, had shared their home with his brother, a photographer who documented the house in lavish detail. — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, "$2M Victorian home near Lake of the Isles is renovated jewel," 25 Mar. 2021 The 63-year-old machinist from Annandale has diabetes and stage four lung cancer — two conditions that were not included in the initial phase of the state's vaccine rollout plan. — Chris Serres, Star Tribune, "Thousands of Minnesotans cross state lines for COVID-19 vaccine," 5 Mar. 2021 Wagoner is a machinist who does repair work on power plants. — Ian James, The Arizona Republic, "'It's just a free-for-all': As water declines in rural Arizona, oversight faces resistance," 9 May 2019 Krans’s interest in aviation goes back to the 1980s, when his dad, a machinist fascinated by engineering and innovative planes, would sometimes bring home jet models. — Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, "A CIA spyplane crashed outside Area 51 a half-century ago. This explorer found it.," 5 Jan. 2021 After Kate looked up the zoning laws in Pasadena, the two jumped at the chance to take over a former machinist shop and trophy store on East Foothill Boulevard. — Jenn Harris Senior Food Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Two new places to buy natural wine, plus a new winery in Pasadena," 30 Dec. 2020 The former Charlotte Russ, daughter of Carl Russ, a machinist, and his wife, Helen Groethus Russ, was born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois, the third of four children. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "Charlotte R. Benton, pioneering meteorologist who trained forecasters during World War II, dies," 7 Dec. 2020 In March, Jennings remembered sitting after work one day with her husband, Dennis Davis, a machinist and former bodybuilder. — Campbell Robertson, Star Tribune, "Virus deaths approach April 15 record amid changing U.S. crisis," 28 Nov. 2020 On Batam, an island near Singapore, Djafri Rajab, a machinist, helped lead a three-day walkout of 60 workers, nearly a third of the employees at PT Djitoe Mesindo, which makes machines for manufacturing cigarettes. — New York Times, "Protests Spread Across Indonesia Over Jobs Law," 8 Oct. 2020

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machinist

noun

English Language Learners Definition of machinist

: a person who makes, repairs, or operates machines

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machinist

noun

ma·chin·ist | \ mə-ˈshē-nist

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Kids Definition of machinist

: a person who makes or works on machines

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