shop mechanic

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   a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

   Synonymsmachinistmechanic

   Broadercraftsman

Questions about shop mechanic

What does shop mechanic mean?

shop mechanic means "a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools".

What is another word for shop mechanic?

Close synonyms include machinist, mechanic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shop mechanic a common word?

shop mechanic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.