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Meaning of mechanic

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

mechanic

Pronunciation:/məˈkænɪk//məˈkænɪk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A manual worker; a labourer or artisan.

  2. Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar.

  3. A device, command, or feature which allows someone to achieve a specific task.

    Example: This game has a mechanic where if you run toward a ledge you automatically jump off rather than just falling.

  4. A hit man.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things

  2. Of or relating to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar; base.