(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:59:38

Ma*chin"ist, n. [Cf. F. machiniste.]

1.

A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.

2.

One skilled in the use of machine tools.

3.

A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

 

© Webster 1913.

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