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ma·chin·ist

   [muh-shee-nist]
noun
1.
a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
2.
a person who makes or repairs machines.
3.
U.S. Navy. a warrant officer whose duty is to assist the engineering officer in the engine room.
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Origin:
1700–10; machine + -ist
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machinist (məˈʃiːnɪst)
 
—n
1.  a person who operates machines to cut or process materials
2.  a maker or repairer of machines

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machinist
1706, "engineer, mechanical inventor," from machine (q.v.). Meaning "machine operator" is attested from 1879.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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