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machinist(dictionary)

machinist (iou)



machinist noun. E18.
[French machiniste, from machine; later directly from MACHINE noun + -IST.]
A person who invents, makes, or controls machines or machinery; an engineer. E18.
spec. A person who constructs or manages the stage machinery in a theatre. Now rare. M18.
A person who operates a machine, esp. a sewing-machine or machine tool. L19.