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mechanic

[muh-kan-ik]

noun

  1. a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc..

    an automobile mechanic.

  2. a worker who is skilled in the use of tools, machines, equipment, etc.

  3. Slang.a person skilled in the dishonest handling of cards, dice, or other objects used in games of chance.



mechanic

/ ɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a person skilled in maintaining or operating machinery, motors, etc

  2. archaica common labourer

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mechanic1

1350–1400; Middle English: mechanical < Latin ŧ󲹲Ծܲ < Greek ŧ󲹲Ծó, equivalent to ŧ󲹲 ( ) machine + -ikos -ic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mechanic1

C14: from Latin ŧ󲹲Ծܲ, from Greek ŧ󲹲ԾDz, from ŧ󲹲ŧ machine
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His pitching mechanics became more consistent, generating the kind of power and accuracy to cause people to repeatedly use the word “special” in describing him on the mound.

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The adjacent business buying and selling wooden pallets is closed, and a local car mechanic too.

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“Celestial mechanics and engineering difficulties don’t work within convenient electoral cycles,” Dreier observes.

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I never felt very deft with the mechanics of being a Hollywood person.

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The government has yet to outline which mechanics it intends to use to enact its change of policy.

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