machinist

[ muh-shee-nist ]

noun

1. a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
2. a person who makes or repairs machines.
3. U.S. Navy. a warrant officer whose duty is to assist the engineering officer in the engine room.

machinist

/ məˈʃiːnɪst /

noun

1. a person who operates machines to cut or process materials
2. a maker or repairer of machines

Word History and Origins

Origin of machinist¹

First recorded in 1700–10; machine + -ist

Example Sentences

With its manufacturing practices under scrutiny, its machinists on strike and losses piling up, Boeing is said to be considering selling parts of its fabled space business.

From Los Angeles Times

“We rallied for each other, and we remembered to step up,” said the 32-year-old machinist.

From Los Angeles Times

The new contract may help him address its persistent quality problems, and certainly forestalls a machinists’ strike that was threatened to start Thursday, the deadline for union members to ratify the contract.

From Los Angeles Times

The last Boeing machinist strike in 2008 lasted eight weeks, securing wage gains and a promise to outsource less plane manufacturing.

From Salon

On its economic development web page, for example, Oklahoma even brags about how much lower than national averages are the median hourly wages in 12 occupational categories — $17.01 for machinists vs.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• operator
• worker