A skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery. A mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience.
The word 'mechanic' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when referring to a person who repairs and maintains engines, machines, and vehicles. Example sentence: My car broke down, so I took it to the mechanic to get it fixed.
For me, being an actor was synonymous with wandering round with a gin and tonic and plotting how to murder your wife by cutting the brakes on her car, having offered to fix them ("You fools, anyone could have told you I wasn't a qualified mechanic").
Jump!, the debut exhibition, offers a specific exploration of the titular gameplay mechanic.
After leaving Holland, Ali had hoped to find work as a mechanic in the UK.
Until August, the 30-year-old balanced his boxing career with a full-time day job as a mechanic in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's facilities department.
Originally from Somalia, Ali, 50, emigrated to Holland in the mid-80s, where he worked as a train mechanic for 21 years, before coming with his family to the UK.
One day, a Ukrainian friend, Eugeniusz Bendera, a gifted mechanic who worked in the camp's garage, came to him.
The coffee shop, bar and general hangout recently started selling cheep, cheerful and very colourful single-speeds from China, and a bike workshop is attached, run by mechanic Dawa Rumba.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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