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machinist.

A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈʃiː.nɪst/
  1. A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.

  2. A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.

  3. A person who operates machinery.

  4. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

Where this word comes from

From French machiniste, from machine (“machine, mechanical device”), from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).

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