machinist
noun
ma·chin·ist
mə-ˈshē-nist 
Examples of machinist in a Sentence
He is a machinist at the factory.
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Boeing reports that the average annual pay for its machinists, currently at $75,608, would increase to $119,309 over four years under the latest contract offer.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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
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“Machinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinist. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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machinist
noun
ma·chin·ist
mə-ˈshē-nəst
: a person who makes or works on machines and engines
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