mechanic
see also: Mechanic
Pronunciation
  • (RP, America) IPA: /məˈkænɪk/
Adjective

mechanic

  1. (archaic) mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things
    • these mechanic philosophers
    • c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act V, scene ii]:
      Mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.
  2. (obsolete) Of or relating to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar; base.
    • To make a god, a hero, or a king / Descend to a mechanic dialect.
    • Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool.
    • 1654, Richard Whitlock, Zootomia; Or, Observations on the Present Manners of the English
      Authors both Sacred and Profane we see complain of the Level of Learning, with Mechanick Ignorance: […]
Noun

mechanic (plural mechanics)

  1. (now, chiefly, historical) A manual worker; a labourer or artisan. [from 16th c.]
  2. 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. [from 17th c.]
  3. A device, command, or feature which allows someone to achieve a specific task. [from 20th c.]
    This game has a mechanic where if you run toward a ledge you automatically jump off rather than just falling.
  4. A hit man. [from 20th c.]
    • 1972, film title:
      The Mechanic.
Translations
Mechanic
Proper noun
  1. Surname



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