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mechanician
noun 5
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3ADJ.
celebrated, expert
VERB + MECHANICIAN
require
MECHANICIAN + NOUN
--, e, whitney
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noun
1
One skilled in the theory or construction of machines.
To build such a device will require an expert mechanician.
The Cotton-Gin is a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by that celebrated mechanician, E. Whitney. -- from the 1828 Webster's Dictionary.
2
One skilled in building, using, or repairing machines, or who makes machines or tools.
Shortly after being removed to the hospital Wright recovered consciousness and sent for Taylor, his mechanician. -- "Fatal fall of Wright airship", New York Times September 18th 1908
3
One skilled in mechanics.
4
A machinist.
5
A scientifically trained practitioner.
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To build such a device will require an expert mechanician.
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The Cotton-Gin is a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by that celebrated mechanician, E. Whitney. -- from the 1828 Webster's Dictionary.
Wiktionary03
The Yankees, the first mechanicians in the world, are engineers—just as the Italians are musicians and the Germans metaphysicians—by right of birth.
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