Definition of "mechanician" [mech•a•ni•cian]

• One skilled in the theory or construction of machines. (noun)
• One skilled in building, using, or repairing machines, or who makes machines or tools. (noun)
• One skilled in mechanics. (noun)
• A machinist. (noun)
• A scientifically trained practitioner. (noun)

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• "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."
• "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."
• "He was precise about only two things -- motor-timing and calling himself a "mechanician," not a"