| Main Entry: | mechanic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | machinist |
Synonyms: |
grease monkey, repairman, technician |
| Main Entry: | mechanics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mechanical details |
Synonyms: |
logistics, mechanism, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, procedures, workings |
| Main Entry: | mechanic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mechanician |
Synonyms: |
artificer, artisan, craftsman, handicraftsman, machinist, operator, worker |
| Main Entry: | craftsperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person skilled in art |
Synonyms: |
artificer, artisan, blacksmith, journeyperson, machinist, maker, manufacturer, mechanic, skilled worker, smith, specialist, technician, wright |
Antonyms: |
bumbler, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | fraud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is false, deceitful |
Synonyms: |
bastard, bluffer, charlatan, cheat, counterfeit, crook, deceiver, double-dealer, fake, forger, four-flusher, hoaxer, horse trader, impostor, mechanic, mountebank, phony, play actor, pretender, quack, racketeer, sham*, shark, swindler |
| Main Entry: | nuts and bolts |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic parts |
Synonyms: |
basic details, basics, brass tacks, essentials, fundamentals, innards, inner workings, mechanics, nitty-gritty, no frills, no nonsense, practical details, practicalities, workings |
| Main Entry: | swindler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who cheats another |
Synonyms: |
absconder, charlatan, cheat, cheater, chiseler, clip, con artist, confidence artist, counterfeiter, crook, deceiver, defrauder, dodger, double-dealer, falsifier, forger, four-flusher, fraud, gouger, grifter, impostor, mechanic, mountebank, operator, rascal, rook, scammer, scoundrel, shark, sharp, sharper, slicker, thief, trickster |
Antonyms: |
philanthropist |
| Main Entry: | technology |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | electronics, science |
Synonyms: |
applied science, automation, computers, electronic components, hi tech, high tech, industrial science, machinery, mechanics, mechanization, robotics, scientific know-how, scientific knowledge, technical knowledge, telecommunications |
| Main Entry: | craftsman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skilled person |
Synonyms: |
artisan, journeyman, machinist, maker, manufacturer, master, mechanic, skilled worker, smith, specialist, technician, wright |
Antonyms: |
apprentice, unskilled worker |
| Main Entry: | grease monkey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | automobile mechanic |
Synonyms: |
auto mechanic, mechanic, mechanician |