Soon after graduating from trade school, Ray Murphy was taken on as a machinist at the local automobile plant.
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Machinist
//məˈʃiː.nɪst//
Synonyms for "machinist" (12 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (6)
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8 entriesderived
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2 entriesrelated to
11 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 17 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μηχανοποιός noun (constructor of machines and engines)
Bulgarian
3 entries- машинист noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
- машиностроител noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- механик noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 機械師 /机械师 noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- 機械師 /机械师 noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
Czech
2 entries- mechanik noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- strojník noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
Dutch
3 entries- bankwerker noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
- machinist noun (person employed to shift scenery in a theater)
- werktuigbouwkundige noun (constructor of machines and engines)
Finnish
4 entries- koneenrakentaja noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- koneensuunnittelija noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- koneistaja noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
- näyttämömies noun (person employed to shift scenery in a theater)
French
1 entries- machiniste noun (person employed to shift scenery in a theater)
Galician
1 entries- maquinista noun (constructor of machines and engines)
German
1 entries- Schlosser noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
Greek
4 entries- μηχανικός noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- μηχανικός noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
- μηχανικός σκηνής noun (person employed to shift scenery in a theater)
- μηχανολόγος noun (constructor of machines and engines)
Hungarian
1 entries- gépész noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
Latin
1 entries- māchinātor noun (constructor of machines and engines)
Portuguese
1 entries- maquinista noun (constructor of machines and engines)
Romanian
4 entries- mașinist noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- mașinist noun (person employed to shift scenery in a theater)
- mașinistă noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- mașinistă noun (person employed to shift scenery in a theater)
Russian
3 entries- машини́ст noun (one skilled in the use of machine tools)
- машини́ст noun (person employed to shift scenery in a theater)
- меха́ник noun (constructor of machines and engines)
Spanish
3 entries- maquinista noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- mecánico noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- tramoyista noun (person employed to shift scenery in a theater)
Swedish
4 entries- ingenjör noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- konstruktör noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- maskiningenjör noun (constructor of machines and engines)
- mekanikus noun (constructor of machines and engines)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Tom is a machinist.
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Sami worked as a machinist in a factory.
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Tom isn't a machinist.
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