machinist

Meanings

Noun

a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
A person who operates machinery.
A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

Origin / Etymology

From French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).

Synonyms

machine operator, mechanic, operator, shop mechanic, stage machinist

Scrabble Score: 16

machinist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
machinist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
machinist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

machinist is a valid Words With Friends word