[muh-kan-ik] 
| 1. | a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic. |
| 2. | a worker who is skilled in the use of tools, machines, equipment, etc. |
| 3. | Slang. a person skilled in the dishonest handling of cards, dice, or other objects used in games of chance. |
| me·chan·ic (mĭ-kān'ĭk) n. A worker skilled in making, using, or repairing machines, vehicles, and tools. [From Middle English, mechanical, from Old French mecanique, from Latin mēchanicus, from Greek mēkhanikos, from mēkhanē, machine, device; see magh- in Indo-European roots.] me·chan'ic adj. |
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