different between mechanician vs machinist

English

Noun

mechanician (plural mechanicians)

1. (dated) One skilled in the theory or construction of machines.

   To build such a device will require an expert mechanician.

   • a1891, Constance Garnett (translator), Leo Tolstoy (author), Anna Karenin, in The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction, P.F. Collier & son (1917), page 214,

     "The mechanician came when I was away; I haven't seen him yet," he said, not looking at her.

   • The Yankees, the first mechanicians in the world, are engineers-- just as the Italians are musicians and the Germans metaphysicians-- by right of birth. -- from From The Earth To The Moon by Jules Verne.
   • 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. (dated) 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. (dated) One skilled in mechanics.
4. (dated) A machinist.
5. (dated) A scientifically trained practitioner.
6. (dated) A mechanic.

References

• mechanician at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From French machiniste, from machine 'machine, mechanical device', from Latin machina, from Ancient Greek ?????? (m?khan?, “machine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.??i.n?st/

Noun

machinist (plural machinists)

1. A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
2. One skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
3. A person who operates machinery.
4. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

Synonyms

• operator

Translations

Further reading

• machinist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• machinist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Dutch

Etymology

From French machiniste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??i?n?st/
• Hyphenation: ma?chi?nist

Noun

machinist m (plural machinisten, diminutive machinistje n)

1. A machine-operator, engineer; notably:
   1. locomotive operator
   2. steam engines operator on a vessel
   3. machinist, scenery operator in a theater

Derived terms

• machinistbankwerker m
• machinistenschool m
• machinist-leerling m
• scheepsmachinist m

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: masinis