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Mechanic

/məˈkænɪk/

A manual worker; a labourer or artisan.

📖 Definitions of "Mechanic"

noun
  1. 1

    A manual worker; a labourer or artisan.

  2. 2

    Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar.

  3. 3

    A device, command, or feature which allows someone to achieve a specific task.

    "This game has a mechanic where if you run toward a ledge you automatically jump off rather than just falling."

  4. 4

    A hit man.

adjective
  1. 1

    Mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things

  2. 2

    Of or relating to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar; base.

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