Mechanician
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mechanician is a noun meaning One skilled in the theory or construction of machines.
Meaning
One skilled in the theory or construction of machines.
More Meanings
- One skilled in building, using, or repairing machines, or who makes machines or tools.
- One skilled in mechanics.
- A machinist.
- A scientifically trained practitioner.
- A mechanic.
Example Sentences
To build such a device will require an expert mechanician.
The Yankees, the first mechanicians in the world, are engineers—just as the Italians are musicians and the Germans metaphysicians—by right of birth.
The Cotton-Gin is a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by that celebrated mechanician, E. Whitney. -- from the 1828 Webster's Dictionary.
Shortly after being removed to the hospital Wright recovered consciousness and sent for Taylor, his mechanician. -- "Fatal fall of Wright airship", New York Times September 18th 1908
Word Forms
- mechanicians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mechanist, machinist, mechanic, mechanizer, mechaniser, technicist.
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