mechanic 1 of 2

noun

Definition of mechanicnext
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as in repairman

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as in operator

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adjective

mi-ˈka-nik How to pronounce mechanic (audio)
as in mechanical
done instantly and without conscious thought or decision the snapping of the handcuffs was followed by a mechanic reading of the suspect's rights

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Recent Examples of mechanic
Noun
One of our top extended warranty providers, Endurance, has no age restriction and customers can take their car to the mechanic of their choice. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 That disturbs Masters, an auto mechanic who moved out of the mobile home park before the 2021 floods. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
Bou Meng, along with two other survivors, artist Vann Nath and mechanic Chum Mey, testified in 2009 at the trial of Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, who had been the S-21 commandant. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 In a packed, bustling restaurant, collective chatter reaches cacophonous levels, which is where mechanic Ninh (Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn) comes in. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mechanic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mechanic
  1. repairman
  2. operator
  3. mechanical
  4. serviceman
  5. consultant
  6. automatic
  7. doctor
  8. smith
Noun
  • The 1959 image features his father, a shoe repairman, in a wooden chair reading the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinión, while his side profile casts a shadow on a vintage console to his side.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Maybe the repairman arrives at the same time as your meeting with a boss.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of repairman
Noun
  • The system uses inertial sensors to capture an operator’s physical movements and Unreal Engine to transfer them in real time to a CGI character.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • That shift from operator to value creator is one every functional leader must make on the way to broader executive scope.
    — Mike Trkay, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of operator
Adjective
  • In those environments, workers are forced to absorb the mechanical friction that the system failed to accommodate.
    — Allan Malcolm, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Traditionally, shrinking these grains required violent mechanical force.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of mechanical
Noun
  • The presidential decree, which was published Monday on Russia’s official legal information database, will put the size of Russia’s armed forces at 2,441,630, including 1,550,500 active servicemen.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • About 167,000 servicemen have returned from Ukraine, presidential administration official Sergei Novikov said in December, although Russian media reports and experts say the number is probably higher.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of serviceman
Noun
  • Joining them is script editor, story consultant and executive producer Jack Casey (Wren Boys, White Girl), who is also a story consultant on Black Church Bay, which screens at this year’s LFF.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • As coach and consultant Deborah Grayson Riegel observes on the Harvard Business Review podcast, effective delegation is associated with greater productivity.
    — Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of consultant
Adjective
  • The obvious next step is to make the system more automatic, not less.
    — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Agentic payments can make compensation granular, automatic and economically viable at machine scale.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of automatic
Noun
  • But this year, new vaccine options are available, and doctors are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement urging doctors to offer medications for opioid use disorder to adolescent and young adult patients who needed them.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • The man was a rock and roll sound smith and a lyrical sorcerer.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In Arizona, that state's attorney general has accused smith of legally changing his name to hide his past in 2021.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of smith

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“Mechanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mechanic. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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