how to pronounce mechanic

/məˈkæn.ɪk/

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mechanic is pronounced in three syllables

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məkænɪk

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An example use of mechanic in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… car mechanic on that side brilliant and …”

meanings of mechanic

noun:

  1. A device, command, or feature which allows someone to achieve a specific task.
  2. Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar.
  3. A hit man.
  4. A manual worker; a labourer or artisan.

adjective:

  1. Of or relating to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar; base.
  2. Mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things.

name:

  1. A surname​.

mechanic frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word mechanic occurs in english on average 3.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics mechanic can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that mechanic can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;

words that rhyme with mechanic

panicinorganicmanicvolcanic

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