machiner

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English

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Etymology

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From machine +‎ -er.

Noun

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machiner (plural machiners)

  1. One who operates a machine.
  2. (obsolete) A horse employed to pull a vehicle.

Synonyms

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin māchinārī (scheme, plot), a verb based on Latin māchina (machine, contrivance, device, scheme), an early borrowing from Ancient Greek. See also machine.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.ʃi.ne/
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Verb

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machiner

  1. (transitive) to equip with machines
  2. (transitive) to machinate
  3. (transitive) to scheme

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: mașina

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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māchiner

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of māchinor