mechanic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English mechanike (“‘mechanic art’”) < Old French mecanique < Latin mechanicus (“‘of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive’”) < Ancient Greek μηχανικός (“‘pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive’”) < μηχανή (“‘a machine, contrivance’”); see machine.

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[edit] Noun

mechanic (plural mechanics)

1. A skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery. A mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience.

[edit] Derived terms

• auto mechanic

[edit] Related terms

• mechanical
• mechanically
• mechanics
• mechanism
• mechanistic
• mechanization
• mechanize

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[edit] External links

• mechanic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• mechanic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911