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mechanic noun [ mɪˈkanɪk ]

• a skilled worker who repairs and maintains vehicle engines and other machinery.
• "a car mechanic"
Similar: technician, engineer, artificer, repairman, serviceman, greaser, mech, grease monkey,
• a manual labourer or artisan.
• "the Mechanics' Institute"
Origin: late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to manual labour’): via Old French or Latin from Greek mēkhanikos, from mēkhanē (see machine).


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