# machinist

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈʃiː.nɪst/ · frequency rank #39,409

## Definitions
1. A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
2. A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.
3. A person who operates machinery.
4. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

## Etymology
From French machiniste, from machine (“machine, mechanical device”), from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).

## Easily confused with
- **machines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/machines-vs-machinist)

## Common misspellings (14)
`amchinist`, `macchinist`, `machhinist`, `machiinst`, `machinisst`, `machinistt`, `machinits`, `machinnist`, `machinsit`, `machniist`, `macihnist`, `mahcinist`, `mcahinist`, `mmachinist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/machinist