mechanic

Plural

mechanics

1. 1.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.

2. 2.A device, method or means; a function.

   • This game has a mechanic where if you run toward a ledge you automatically jump off rather than just falling.

3. 3.A hitman.(slang)

   • And from then on, his bag was silence. Silence and killing. Overnight he became the best grunt we had, a real killer, a mechanic.

4. 4.A cheat who manipulates the cards or dice.

   • It was so obvious. I mean, all of Nicky's half-assed mechanics, they were real signal happy.
   • I can do other things beside burglarizing. I'm a first-class crap dealer, I'm a pretty good card mechanic, pretty good dice mechanic.

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