machinist
English
Etymology
From French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈʃiː.nɪst/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
machinist (plural machinists)
Synonyms
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Derived terms
Translations
constructor of machines and engines
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one skilled in the use of machine tools
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machine operator — see machine operator
person employed to shift scenery in a theater
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Further reading
- “machinist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “machinist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Dutch
Etymology
From French machiniste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑʃiˈnɪst/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧chi‧nist
Noun
machinist m (plural machinisten, diminutive machinistje n)
- A machine-operator, engineer; notably:
- locomotive operator
- steam engines operator on a vessel
- machinist, scenery operator in a theater
Derived terms
- machinistbankwerker m
- machinistenschool m
- machinist-leerling m
- scheepsmachinist m
Descendants
- → Indonesian: masinis
Romanian
Declension
Declension of machinist
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) machinist | machinistul | (niște) machiniști | machiniștii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) machinist | machinistului | (unor) machiniști | machiniștilor |
| vocative | machinistule | machiniștilor | ||
References
- machinist in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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