mechanic

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /mɪˈkænɪk/ UK /mɪˈkænɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #6721

Meanings

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noun
A person whose job is to repair and maintain machines, especially vehicles.

The mechanic fixed the brakes on my car.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person whose job is to... auto-mechanic

Word family

Derived forms aeromechanicbiomechanicmechanicvillemechaphilianeuromechanictelemechanic

Related forms mechanical mechanically mechanics mechanism mechanistic mechanization mechanize

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automobile mechanic
a person whose job is to repair and maintain cars

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μηχᾰνῐκός (mēkhănĭkós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechanic From Middle English mekanyk (“mechanical”), from Old French mecanique, from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive”), from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”);…

mekanyk Middle English mecanique Old French mechanicus Latin μηχανικός Ancient Greek

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# mechanic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /mɪˈkænɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /mɪˈkænɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 6721

## Meanings
1. A person whose job is to repair and maintain machines, especially vehicles.

## Examples
- The mechanic fixed the brakes on my car.

## Derived Forms
- aeromechanic
- biomechanic
- mechanicville
- mechaphilia
- neuromechanic
- telemechanic

## Related Forms
- mechanical
- mechanically
- mechanics
- mechanism
- mechanistic
- mechanization
- mechanize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mekanyk
- Root: mecanique
- Root: mechanicus
- Root: μηχανικός

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μηχᾰνῐκός (mēkhănĭkós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechanic From Middle English mekanyk (“mechanical”), from Old French mecanique, from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive”), from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”);…

## AI Etymology
Mechanic comes from Middle English mekanyk (“mechanical”), from Old French mecanique, from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive”), from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”). In present-day English it chiefly names a person who repairs and maintains machines, especially vehicles. The historical chain runs through mekanyk (Middle English), mecanique (Old French), mechanicus (Latin), and μηχανικός (Ancient Greek). Related and derived forms include mechanical, mechanically, mechanics, and aeromechanic.

## Topics
- People & Society

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