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me·chan·ic
I. \mə̇ˈkanik, -nēk\ adjective
Etymology: probably from Middle French mechanique, mecaṅique, adjective & noun, from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mēchanikos, from mēchanē machine + -ikos -ic — more at machine
1. : of or relating to hand work or manual skill
< fighting is, indeed, a mechanic trade — Douglas Jerrold >
2. archaic
a. : of or relating to laborers or artisans
b. : base, coarse, vulgar
3.
a. : having or resembling the action of a machine
b. : resembling a machine in routine, dull, or involuntary performance : automatic, uninspired
< from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet — Emily Dickinson >
4. : agile, inventive, or resourceful like a good workman
< a roving artisan who lives by his mechanic wits — Carl Van Doren >
5. : of, relating to, or constituting mechanistic thought or theory
< the dull mechanic view of utility — Fortune >
II. noun
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Etymology: probably from Middle French mechanique, mecanique
1. obsolete
a. : manual labor or employment
b. : handicraft
2.
a. : a manual worker : artisan
< these Englishmen had not been mechanics or fishermen or sailors in England — H.E.Scudder >
< carpenters, masons, and other mechanics — J.R.Dalzell >
b. : a man skilled in the construction or operation of machines or vehicles run by machines : machinist
< the machines are placed in the hands of four well-trained mechanics who do the assembling and make the final adjustments — Geyer's Topics >
< automobile mechanic >
c. archaic : a base or vulgar fellow : plebeian
< slaves and “base mechanics” — John Dewey >
3. : a safety belt used in practicing for a trapeze performance
4. : a dishonest manipulator of cards, dice, or other gaming implements |