Synonyms for mechanic
məˈkæn ɪkme·chan·ic

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1. mechanic

   Artist, artificer and artisan are all from the root of art, but artist holds to the esthetic sense, while artificer and artisan follow the mechanical or industrial sense of the word (see ART under SCIENCE). Artist thus comes only into accidental association with the other words of this group, not being a synonym of any one of them and having practically no synonym of its own. The work of the artist is creative; that of the artisan mechanical. The man who paints a beautiful picture is an artist; the man who makes pin-heads all day is an artisan. The artificer is between the two, putting more thought, intelligence, and taste into his work than the artisan, but less of the idealizing, creative power than the artist. The sculptor, shaping his model in clay, is artificer, as well as artist; patient artisans, working simply by rule and scale, chisel and polish the stone. The man who constructs anything by mere routine and rule is a mechanic. The man whose work involves thought, skill, and constructive power is an artificer. The hod-carrier is a laborer; the bricklayer is a mechanic; the master mason is an artificer. Those who operate machinery nearly self-acting are operatives.

   Synonyms:
   artificer, artisan, artist, operative, workman

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1. mechanic

   Synonyms:
   artisan, craftsman, workman, artificer

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1. machinist, mechanic, shop mechanicnoun

   a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

   Synonyms:
   auto-mechanic, shop mechanic, machinist, car-mechanic, automobile mechanic, grease monkey

   Antonyms:
   nonmechanical

2. automobile mechanic, auto-mechanic, car-mechanic, mechanic, grease monkeyadjective

   someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles

   Synonyms:
   shop mechanic, auto-mechanic, machinist, car-mechanic, automobile mechanic, grease monkey

   Antonyms:
   nonmechanical

3. mechanicadjective

   resembling the action of a machine

   "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson

   Antonyms:
   nonmechanical

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1. mechanicnoun

   Synonyms:
   artisan, craftsman, handicraftsman, operative, workman, hand, ARTIFICER

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1. mechanicnoun

   Synonyms:
   mechanician, artisan, artificer, handicraftsman, craftsman

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1. List of paraphrases for "mechanic":

   engineer, mechanics, mechanical, garage, machinist, craftsmen, fe

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1. David Besso:

   He was going about his official duties as an airline mechanic, somehow the government had planted scam cocaine in the plane, which he said wasn't supposed to be there and went over and touched it and they arrested him.

2. T.D:

   Like I said, everyone wants to have a happy ending. Life leads us different paths and scenarios. We make mistakes that are often unforgivable. Someone once told me that everything could be fixed. I agree with this but I have one question. What if I'm not a mechanic?

3. Confucius:

   The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

4. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov:

   If we find where to sell it, together with the Russian party, and recoup the funds we would pay, that would be the best solution, every other option is way more complicated... To decide now to build a Russian reactor when Russia is under sanctions. You can imagine what access every engineer or mechanic who comes here would have and what additional problems Bulgaria would face.

5. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov:

   Every other option is way more complicated... To decide now to build a Russian reactor when Russia is under sanctions. You can imagine what access every engineer or mechanic who comes here would have and what additional problems Bulgaria would face.