machinist

noun

ma·​chin·​ist mə-ˈshē-nist How to pronounce machinist (audio)
1
a
: a worker who fabricates, assembles, or repairs machinery
b
: a craftsman skilled in the use of machine tools
c
: one who operates a machine
2
archaic : a person in charge of the mechanical aspects of a theatrical production
3
: a warrant officer who supervises machinery and engine operation

Examples of machinist in a Sentence

He is a machinist at the factory.
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Boeing’s results were impacted, as expected, by a nearly two-month machinist strike that idled work on most of its aircraft and lengthened delivery delays to customers, which pay for the bulk of their planes when they’re received. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025 The lousy news is partly due to the disruption of a seven-week strike by Boeing’s machinists that halted production of the company’s bestselling plane, the 737 Max. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025 Retraining might come too late for Mr. Herrmann, the Braunschweig machinist whose account of his three-year training stint in the 1980s paints a picture of a company with time – and resources – to do things right. Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025 Bateman, a former machinist who later worked as a real estate agent and motivational speaker, lived with his wife and daughter in Colorado City, a town on the Utah border. Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for machinist 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of machinist was circa 1706

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“Machinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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machinist

noun
ma·​chin·​ist mə-ˈshē-nəst How to pronounce machinist (audio)
: a person who makes or works on machines and engines

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