Machinist
[mə'ʃiːnɪst] or [mə'ʃinɪst]
Definition
(n.) A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
(n.) One skilled in the use of machine tools.
(n.) A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
Typed by Jennifer
Examples
- Here are employed approximately 1,000 expert tool makers, machinists and die sinkers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Machinists make every effort to eliminate from a machine the waste due to friction, leveling and grinding to the most perfect smoothness and adjustment every part of the machine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Checked by Alissa