machinistnoun [ C ]
uk/məˈʃiː.nɪst/us/məˈʃiː.nɪst/a person whose job is operating a machine:
She works as a machinist in a clothing factory.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Workers in general
- a man of action idiom
- beaver
- drudge
- gang
- graft
- jack-of-all-trades
- labour
- night shift
- peon
- personnel
- plod
- practitioner
- relay
- staffing
- team player
- temp
- the shop floor
- tradesman
- workhorse
- working party
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