n. One skilled in the theory or construction of machines.
n. One skilled in building, using, or repairing machines, or who makes machines or tools.
n. One skilled in mechanics.
n. A machinist.
n. A scientifically trained practitioner.
n. A mechanic.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a machinist.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who is skilled in mechanics or in machinery; one who is versed in the principles of machines or of mechanical construction.
n. A mechanic; an artisan.
Word Usage
"The universe for a mechanician is a machine that requires an operator; for chemistry — that fiendish employment of decomposing all things — the world is a gas endowed with the power of movement."