machinist
noun
- person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools
- a person who makes or repairs machines
- U.S. Navy. a warrant officer whose duty is to assist the engineering officer in the engine room
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /məˈʃiː.nɪst/
noun
Etymology: From French machiniste, from machine (“machine, mechanical device”), from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).
- A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
- A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
- A person who operates machinery.
- A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.