mechanic

[me·chan·ic]

A mechanic is a person who builds or repairs engines or other machines. Mechanics are trained to use special tools and often work in shops or garages. If you are planning to be a mechanic, you have to be prepared to get your hands dirty.

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The art of the application of the laws of motion or force to construction.

Noun
someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles

Noun
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

Adjective S.
resembling the action of a machine; "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson


a.
The art of the application of the laws of motion or force to construction.

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A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; one who practices any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in shaping and uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of tools, or instruments.

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Having to do with the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; as, the mechanic arts.

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Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.

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Base.


Mechanic

Me*chan"ic , n. [F. m'82canique mechanics. See Mechanic, a.] 1. The art of the application of the laws of motion or force to construction. [Obs.] 2. A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; one who practices any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in shaping and uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of tools, or instruments.
An art quite lost with our mechanics.

Mechanic

Me*chan"ic , a. [F. m'82canique, L. mechanicus, Gr. , fr. a machine. See Machine.] 1. Having to do woth the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; as, the mechanic arts. "These mechanic philosophers." Ray.
Mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.
2. Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.
To make a god, a hero, or a king Descend to a mechanic dialect.
Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool.
3. Base. [Obs.] Whitlock.

The art of the application of the laws of motion or force to construction.

Having to do woth the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; as, the mechanic arts.

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Usage Examples

I've worked as a labourer, driven taxis and school buses, and been a car mechanic - whatever I could do just to get by. But it does mean that I know a little bit about a lot of things.

A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who has never owned a car.

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Other Usage Examples

My mother taught public school, went to Harvard and then got her master's there and taught fifth and sixth grade in a public school. My dad had a more working-class lifestyle. He didn't go to college. He was an auto mechanic and a bartender and a janitor at Harvard.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

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