machinist

== English == === Etymology === From French machiniste, from machine (“machine, mechanical device”), from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /məˈʃiː.nɪst/ === Noun === machinist (plural machinists) 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. Synonyms: machine operator, operator A person employed to shift scenery in a theater. Synonym: stage machinist ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “machinist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “machinist”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Dutch == === Etymology === From French machiniste. By surface analysis, machine +‎ -ist. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑ.ʃiˈnɪst/ Hyphenation: ma‧chi‧nist === Noun === machinist m (plural machinisten, diminutive machinistje n) a machine-operator, engineer; notably: locomotive operator steam engines operator on a vessel machinist, scenery operator in a theater ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: masinis == Romanian == === Noun === machinist m (plural machiniști) obsolete form of mașinist ==== Declension ==== === References === machinist in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN