mechanic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
  2. noun someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
  3. adjective resembling the action of a machine; - Emily Dickenson

Etymology

From Middle English mekanyk (“mechanical”), from Old French mecanique, from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive”), from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”); see machine.

In classic literature

Synonyms

machinist, shop mechanic

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