MECHANIC
NOUNS – PERSON
► BENCH JOCKEY a mechanic → 1975 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CAT DOCTOR a mechanic who services track-laying vehicles, as Caterpillar tractors; a tractor mechanic → 1956 US sl.
► GRAUNCHER an incompetent mechanic → NZ
► GREASEHOUND a mechanic → 1910s US sl.
► GREASE-MONK a mechanic → 1920s sl.
► GREASE MONKEY a mechanic, esp. one who works on cars or aircraft → 1928 colloq.
► GREASER a mechanic, esp. of motor vehicles → Brit. sl.
► HANDYWRIGHT a worker with his hands; a mechanic → 1674 obs.
► ICEMAN a mechanic who works on truck refrigeration units → 1971 US sl.
► MECH a mechanic → 1918 Brit. sl.
► MICKEY MOUSE a motor mechanic → 1950 nautical sl. (Bk.)
► NUTBUSTER a mechanic or machinist → 1945 US sl.
► PARTS CHANGER in car repair: a mechanic who replaces parts until a problem is solved instead of diagnosing the problem at the outset → 1993 US sl.
► SHADE-TREE MECHANIC one who works out of his house or barn rather than at a dealership, service station, or garage; a country mechanic on a small scale → 1946 Amer. dial.
► WIRE MAN a mechanic who fixes freakish gravity tricks → 1934 US cinema sl. (Bk.)
► WRENCH a mechanic → 1977 US sl.
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