machinist
noun
ma·chin·ist mə-ˈshē-nist 
1
a
: a worker who fabricates, assembles, or repairs machinery
b
: a craftsman skilled in the use of machine tools
c
: one who operates a machine
2
archaic : a person in charge of the mechanical aspects of a theatrical production
3
: a warrant officer who supervises machinery and engine operation
Example Sentences
He is a machinist at the factory.
Recent Examples on the Web One of Esquivel's co-workers told police Esquivel was a machinist. 
Julie E. Greene, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022 From 1910-12 while based in Little Rock, Buis worked stints as a pipefitter, a machinist and a steam engine mechanic in the U.S. Canal Zone in Panama. Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022 And in another case, federal agents intercepted three silencers shipped from China to the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, home that Joseph P. Berger, 33, a machinist and Navy veteran, shared with his parents. Joshua Eaton, NBC News, 13 May 2022 Born in Connecticut, Sienda rambled around the country working on boats in Louisiana and as a machinist before driving a van to Alaska more than 20 years ago to settle. Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 Laurent, Victoria, Giulia, and Colin are all on their way their way to becoming an engineer, machinist, nurse, and teacher. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 10 Mar. 2022 Anne-Marie Baker, the daughter of James Charles Baker Jr., a Lockheed-Martin machinist, and his wife, Shirley Baker, a Sinai Hospital payroll worker, was born in Baltimore and raised on Greenwood Avenue in Overlea. Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 17 Feb. 2022 Her father, Ernesto Pasco, was a machinist and her mother, Raquel Cordova Pasco, worked in data entry at Wells Fargo. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2022 Three years ago, Darian Perez had a job as a machinist and an apartment in Phoenix. Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2022 See More
Julie E. Greene, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022 From 1910-12 while based in Little Rock, Buis worked stints as a pipefitter, a machinist and a steam engine mechanic in the U.S. Canal Zone in Panama. Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022 And in another case, federal agents intercepted three silencers shipped from China to the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, home that Joseph P. Berger, 33, a machinist and Navy veteran, shared with his parents. Joshua Eaton, NBC News, 13 May 2022 Born in Connecticut, Sienda rambled around the country working on boats in Louisiana and as a machinist before driving a van to Alaska more than 20 years ago to settle. Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 Laurent, Victoria, Giulia, and Colin are all on their way their way to becoming an engineer, machinist, nurse, and teacher. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 10 Mar. 2022 Anne-Marie Baker, the daughter of James Charles Baker Jr., a Lockheed-Martin machinist, and his wife, Shirley Baker, a Sinai Hospital payroll worker, was born in Baltimore and raised on Greenwood Avenue in Overlea. Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 17 Feb. 2022 Her father, Ernesto Pasco, was a machinist and her mother, Raquel Cordova Pasco, worked in data entry at Wells Fargo. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2022 Three years ago, Darian Perez had a job as a machinist and an apartment in Phoenix. Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
machinist
noun
ma·chin·ist mə-ˈshē-nist
: a person who makes or works on machines