Definition of machinist
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Examples of machinist in a Sentence
He is a machinist at the factory.
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Jeff Leal, the provincial lawmaker for Peterborough, said his father worked as a machinist at GE for 40 years and died of lung cancer less than a year after retiring.
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Then, again, electricians, machinists, shipfitters, pipefitters.
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Rage against the machine: Machinists at Boeing went on strike Friday, forcing the aerospace company to halt production of commercial airplanes after the two sides could not agree on a new labor contract.
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First Known Use of machinist
circa 1706
MACHINIST Defined for English Language Learners
machinist
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: a person who makes, repairs, or operates machines
MACHINIST Defined for Kids
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: a person who makes or works on machines
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