mechanic
188
2.3
- noun
- /məˈkænɪk/
:
mecánico
- If you want to be a mechanic, be around people that work on cars.
- auto mechanic
- car mechanic
- carpenter and mechanic
And it's just about this family, this young airplane mechanic trying to find his teenage daughter.
- And it's just about this family, this young airplane mechanic trying to find his teenage daughter.
- If you want to be a mechanic, be around people that work on cars.
- We had one mechanic, he had six guys working with him.
- It's like saying, hey, I'm a mechanic and there are some cars out there I can't fix.
- He measured lots of things, and he was a good mechanic himself.
- He talks to the pilots and all that and to the actual mechanics on what they should do.
- And I'm sure they were incredible bicycle mechanics.
- I'm dude, I remember some a mechanic feeling my mom up for free.
- He was an awful man, awful mechanic, fantastic fuck talk to his client.
- So I know now that he had this CIA guy mechanic there working.
Examples
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I'm looking for a mechanic.
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"You gotta work fourteen hours to keep your family alive," lamented a mechanic among those I interviewed.
Academic text (1991) -
You just spent six hours in a mechanic shop with two little kids.
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Another little tool no mechanic should be without.
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We stayed together while he worked as a mechanic for the armed services.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hart, I'm sorry, but my mechanic found something wrong with your car.
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So, man, what happened to that other mechanic you were tellin' me about?
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Who's the best mechanic you got?
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Once an auto mechanic, he doesn't know how the latest models work.
Academic text (2011) -
When the engine wouldn't start, I took my car to the mechanic for repairs.
Synonyms
184
3.7
A trained person who installs and fixes machines or equipment
33
2.7
A person who fixes broken machines and equipment
11
2.5
A person who fixes and looks after buildings and equipment
6
3.6
A skilled worker who repairs things in houses and apartments
5
7.7
A person who repairs cars and other machines
3
4.9
A person who keeps things or traditions in good condition
3
4.1
A person who finds and fixes problems in machines, systems, or organizations
3
2.7
A person who fixes and looks after cars
1
3.2
A person who repairs and looks after cars
1
8.5
A person who fixes cars and other machines
1
3.0
A person who fixes broken things, often as a job
1
3.2
A person who repairs machines or home appliances
1
3.2
A person who fixes clothes or shoes
1
2.6
A person who fixes and looks after cars
1
3.2
A skilled person who repairs and looks after machines in a workshop
1
6.2
A person who fixes and looks after machines and equipment
1
4.2
A woman who fixes things and looks after equipment in a building
1
3.6
A person who does skilled physical work like an electrician or carpenter
A person who uses a wrench to fix machines
A worker in a workshop who repairs machines
A woman who fixes machines, equipment, or buildings
Compounds
How Skilled
729
3.2
188
2.3
- Specialized
184
3.7
1
3.2
8
4.1
79
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mechanic comes from the Greek root mekhane, which means 'device' or 'machine', and you can see the same root in the word machine. So a mechanic is someone who works on and fixes machines like cars and engines.