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Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective
the snapping of the handcuffs was followed by a mechanic reading of the suspect's rights
Recent Examples on the Web
Andrea Ramirez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
The GOP is set to capture a majority on the commissioners court after a Republican, mechanic Gene Chavez, filed for a seat that is on the 2022 ballot and currently held by a Democrat, while Democrats did not field anybody.
—San Antonio Express-News, 10 Jan. 2022
As well as Rogozov, the meteorologist Alexandr Artemev, the mechanic Zinovy Teplinsky, and the station director, Vladislav Gerbovich, were selected to undergo a sterile wash.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2013
In Maryland alone, Crawford said a recent online search showed 2,600 mechanic jobs posted.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
Millard agreed that hiring locally would be ideal, but mechanic positions are demanding and hard to fill.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2023
Simulation games often aim to replicate aspects of our world; there are goat simulators, mechanic simulators, farming simulators and laundry simulators, to name just a few.
—Aigner Loren Wilson, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
Arizona Logistics/Diligent Delivery delivered parts on behalf of Parts Authority, mostly to mechanic shops and auto dealerships, said Jose Carnevali, a spokesman for the Department of Labor.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
Instead of the movie’s chimeric mesh of lion, wild boar, bear and wolf, this beast is all mechanic body parts and zero fluff.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
Her father, Foisy Earl King, was a mechanic for the Bureau of Land Management, and her mother, Pearl (Davies) King, was a homemaker.
—Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
Her father, Foisy Earl King, was a mechanic for the Bureau of Land Management, and her mother, Pearl (Davies) King, was a homemaker.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
Dan Neil was no car mechanic and neither was Mumford a civil engineer.
—WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
Felipe is a Chilean mechanic who loves poetry and lives during the Chilean Dictatorship.
—Liza Foreman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
The film homes in on the relationship between a military engineer (Lawrence) recovering from the effects of a severe brain injury and an auto repair shop mechanic (Henry) living with the guilt and the physical aftereffects of a car accident.
—Nardos Haile, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
If Abe—the remarkably honest and fair mechanic—seemed familiar, that's because he's played by John Ratzenberger.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
The film homes in on the relationship between a military engineer (Lawrence) recovering from the effects of a severe brain injury and an auto repair shop mechanic (Henry) living with the guilt and the physical aftereffects of a car accident.
—Nardos Haile, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023
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Adjective
Glendale police arrested 30-year-old Daravon Sueing on suspicion of shooting and killing a mechanic shop owner.
—Andrea Ramirez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
The GOP is set to capture a majority on the commissioners court after a Republican, mechanic Gene Chavez, filed for a seat that is on the 2022 ballot and currently held by a Democrat, while Democrats did not field anybody.
—San Antonio Express-News, 10 Jan. 2022
As well as Rogozov, the meteorologist Alexandr Artemev, the mechanic Zinovy Teplinsky, and the station director, Vladislav Gerbovich, were selected to undergo a sterile wash.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2013
In Maryland alone, Crawford said a recent online search showed 2,600 mechanic jobs posted.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
Millard agreed that hiring locally would be ideal, but mechanic positions are demanding and hard to fill.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2023
Simulation games often aim to replicate aspects of our world; there are goat simulators, mechanic simulators, farming simulators and laundry simulators, to name just a few.
—Aigner Loren Wilson, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
Arizona Logistics/Diligent Delivery delivered parts on behalf of Parts Authority, mostly to mechanic shops and auto dealerships, said Jose Carnevali, a spokesman for the Department of Labor.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
Instead of the movie’s chimeric mesh of lion, wild boar, bear and wolf, this beast is all mechanic body parts and zero fluff.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
Noun
Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29; and the crew’s mechanic, Cpl.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
Her father, Foisy Earl King, was a mechanic for the Bureau of Land Management, and her mother, Pearl (Davies) King, was a homemaker.
—Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
Her father, Foisy Earl King, was a mechanic for the Bureau of Land Management, and her mother, Pearl (Davies) King, was a homemaker.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
Dan Neil was no car mechanic and neither was Mumford a civil engineer.
—WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
Felipe is a Chilean mechanic who loves poetry and lives during the Chilean Dictatorship.
—Liza Foreman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
The film homes in on the relationship between a military engineer (Lawrence) recovering from the effects of a severe brain injury and an auto repair shop mechanic (Henry) living with the guilt and the physical aftereffects of a car accident.
—Nardos Haile, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
If Abe—the remarkably honest and fair mechanic—seemed familiar, that's because he's played by John Ratzenberger.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
The film homes in on the relationship between a military engineer (Lawrence) recovering from the effects of a severe brain injury and an auto repair shop mechanic (Henry) living with the guilt and the physical aftereffects of a car accident.
—Nardos Haile, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, probably from Middle French mecanique, adjective & noun, from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mēchanikos, from mēchanē
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of mechanic was
in the 14th century
Dictionary Entries Near mechanic
Cite this Entry
“Mechanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mechanic. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
mechanic
1 of 2 adjective
me·chan·ic
mi-ˈkan-ik 
: of or relating to work performed by hand or skill at such work
mechanic arts
mechanic
2 of 2 noun
: a person who works with his or her hands
especially
: a repairer of machines
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