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
Those paychecks move through communities, supporting the carry-out, the mechanic and the small businesses people rely on every day. — Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026 Rambaldi was born in the village of Vigarano Mainarda, outside the city of Ferrara, in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, the son of a bicycle mechanic. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 Oct. 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
  • Hollywell approached the landlord, a 70-something weed kingpin and car repairman who ran the entire block, to buy the house with his life savings.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Down the street, metal striking concrete rattles the air as a repairman unloads a ladder.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of repairman
Noun
  • What has put the target on Sacks’s back is his role as a leading contributor to Common Ground Collective, a PAC and super PAC operator led by Chuck Swirsky, who was a senior adviser to former Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez.
    — Leigh Giangreco, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The cruise operator delivered a stronger profit for the summer than analysts expected, while raising its forecast for profit over the full year.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of operator
Adjective
  • No mechanical failure, operational error, or other contributing factor has been identified.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Yao also thinks that there may be more promising sources of energy to harvest from than mechanical motion, which requires implantation in parts of the body where motion is constant.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of mechanical
Noun
  • New data suggest that a quarter of American servicemen may have low testosterone.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The video showed the man being accompanied by two FSB servicemen ​onto a plane, then in a cage in a Moscow court, which ordered him detained for nearly two months.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of serviceman
Noun
  • Dennis Speigel is the owner and founder of International Theme Park Services and a global consultant to the leisure industry.
    — Dennis Speigel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Sendhil Revuluri, a former board appointee and education consultant, dropped out of the board president race last month, citing the flood of outside money.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of consultant
Adjective
  • Non-metallic shells insulate metallic components, conductive feet provide grounding, and automatic cutoffs monitor temperature.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office charged Hernandez Santana, 65, with firing a gun into an inhabited building, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and firing a gun in a grossly negligent manner.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of automatic
Noun
  • Make sure to ask your doctor what type of chemotherapy you’re being put on and if nail lifting is a possible side effect.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The provision could also have put doctors in a tough spot, since they may have been called upon to help determine whether someone is able to work, which would affect their patients’ coverage.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 30 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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