1. a person who operates machine tools or works with machinery
2. a skilled worker who makes, repairs, or maintains machines or machine parts

Examples

• The machinist carefully adjusted the lathe to cut the metal piece.
• She worked as a machinist at the automotive factory for ten years.
• The experienced machinist could repair almost any broken machine.
• He trained as a machinist after graduating from technical school.
• The machinist used precision tools to create the custom parts.
• Our company hired three new machinists for the production line.