Mechanic /(?)/
Me·chan·ic
Mechanic
n.
- The art of the application of the laws of motion or force to construction. [Obs.]
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A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; one who practices any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in shaping and uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of tools, or instruments. Also, a technician who maintains or repairs machinery; as, an auto mechanic.
An art quite lost with our mechanics.
Mechanic
a.
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Having to do with the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; as, the mechanic arts.
Mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.
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Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.
To make a god, a hero, or a king Descend to a mechanic dialect.
Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool.
- Base. [Obs.]