machinist

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From French machiniste, from machine (“machine, mechanical device”), from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).

The Machinist's Return Washington "Capital." — McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
If a machinist, know more than the boss. — Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year, E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
The children are trained to become wood-workers, machinists, painters, and carpenters. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson

mechanic, shop mechanic

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