Synonyms for mechanic
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A manual worker; a labourer or artisan.
Related words
- Word family
- mechanical mechanically mechanics mechanism mechanistic mechanization mechanize
- Phrases
- card mechanic
Forms
- Plural
- mechanics → machinists, workers, craftsmen, artificers…
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The man who constructs anything by mere routine and rule is a mechanic. The hod-carrier is a laborer; the bricklayer is a mechanic; the master mason is an artificer.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- worker It is the obligation of every worker to pay taxes.
- craftsman This jewel was handmade by a local craftsman.
- machinist Sami worked as a machinist in a factory.
By length
- 6 letters
- worker2
- 7 letters
- artisan3
- 9 letters
- operative4, craftsman2, machinist3, artificer
- 11 letters
- mechanician
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worker2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mécanicien
- Deutsch
- Mechaniker