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machinist

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ma⋅chin⋅ist

[muh-shee-nist]
–noun
1. a person who operates machinery, esp. 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.

Origin:
1700–10; machine + -ist
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ma·chin·ist   (mə-shē'nĭst)   
n.  
  1. One who is skilled in operating machine tools.

  2. One who makes, operates, or repairs machines.

  3. A warrant officer who assists the engineering officer in the engine room of a naval vessel.

  4. Archaic A person in charge of stage machinery.

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Word Origin & History

machinist 
1706, "engineer, mechanical inventor," from machine (q.v.). Meaning "machine operator" is attested from 1879.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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