Hypertext Webster Gateway: "machinist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Machinist \Ma*chin"ist\, n. [Cf. F. machiniste.]
1. A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the
principles of machines.
2. One skilled in the use of machine tools.
3. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
machinist
n : a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools [syn: {mechanic},
{shop mechanic}]
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