Machinists

Word MACHINISTS
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Definitions and meanings of "Machinists"

What do we mean by machinists?

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

One skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.

A person who operates machinery.

A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

Simply put, a machinist uses tools to make other tools. Some machine tools used are the milling machine, lathe, surface grinder, CNC mill and CNC turning centres, among others. A machinist cuts, drills, taps, reams, bores, mills, turns, deburrs, files, grinds, programs, and assembles metals, plastics, wood, and any number of exotic materials used in consumer goods, automotive, aerospace, and medical areas of industry. Machinists--unlike machine operators--are skilled tradesmen. They are required to have a solid background in problem-solving skills using technical math, metrology (measurement), as well as CNC programming (Mastercam, Solidworks, etc.) editing, and operation. Urban Dictionary

A writer of limited talent who weaves a myriad of complex plot lines into the beginning of his work, only to later abandon most of those plot lines in a lazy ‘deus ex machina’ story ending. Urban Dictionary

Penis machinist is Navy slang for a corpsman. also called pecker checker or chancre mechanic. Urban Dictionary

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The word "machinists" in example sentences

Parties called the machinists and the anti-machinists fought each other and the latter won. ❋ Unknown (2003)

It's 20,000 employees have a contract which expires on December 1, and union leaders have said the same outsourcing issues producing the impasse for the machinists will be a major issue for SPEEA members. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This would leave us and the "machinists" with only the problem of language and cognition. ❋ Unknown (2002)

This is done by placing the pattern on the table and turning benzine or naphtha over it to cut the paint and then wiping the pattern dry on both sides with an old cloth, or, better still, with common waste — such as machinists use to clean machinery; this is cheap and absorbs the paint and naphtha quickly. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Jimmie came to "machinists", and gave a guilty start; then he came to "motor-cycle drivers" and "motor-cycle repairers" -- and suddenly he clenched his hands. ❋ Upton Sinclair (1923)

- No annotations, although we'll find out about the "machinists" soon enough. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I agree that we need fewer English majors, but we need more computer science, materials science, and biology majors in addition to machinists, etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In 1968 a small group of women working as machinists in a factory were classified as unskilled and this became the torch that would burn fires of inequality around the world. ❋ Marlise Karlin (2011)

You guys are so lucky because we need engineers, welders, machinists, truck drivers. ❋ Dan Collins (2011)

As Brown made his way down North Prince Street, he encountered immigrants from Germany, England, Ireland, and Poland, families supported by men who worked as policemen, machinists, and clerks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The 10% number results from the friction one encounters converting roofers in Tampa into machinists in Columbus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The skilled tradesmen - machinists, welders, draftsmen and pipe fitters eat together near the rail yard. ❋ Michael Gillan Maxwell (2012)

Roofers are not being retrained as machinists because they spend all day on odd jobs to put food on the table. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We have a shortage of certified welders, machinists and CAD people who have decent mechanical knowledge. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Manufacturers in many places can't find enough machinists. ❋ Ben Casselman (2011)

The landmark deal reached between Boeing and its union machinists is a win-win for both parties. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"These type of accidents occur with experienced machinists, as well," Mr. Slavin added. ❋ Sophia Hollander (2011)

Hey [Billy], [wanna be] a [machinist]? ❋ Not_on_the_dole_guy (2006)

Did you watch the ending of ‘[Battlestar Galactica]’? There was a really douche ex machinist at work on that [final] [episode]! ❋ AuntyMouse (2009)

[The penis] [machinist] said I don't have [the clap]. ❋ (2021)

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