mechanic
IPA: mʌkˈænɪk
noun
- (now chiefly historical) A manual worker; a labourer or artisan.
- Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar.
- A device, command, or feature which allows someone to achieve a specific task.
- (slang) A hitman.
- (gambling) A cheat who manipulates the cards or dice.
- A surname.
adjective
- (archaic) mechanical; relating to mechanics or the laws of motion in physics
- (archaic) mechanical; precise but lifeless, as if performed by machine
- (obsolete) Of or relating to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar; base.
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