Mech`a*ni"cian (?), n. [Cf. F. mécanicien. See Mechanic.] One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a machinist. Boyle.

• a person skilled in the theory or construction of machines.
        Example: To build such a device will require an expert mechanician.
       Quotations
  
• # "The mechanician came when I was away; I haven't seen him yet," he said, not looking at her. -- from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
  
• # The Yankees, the first mechanicians in the world, are engineers-- just as the Italians are musicians and the Germans metaphysicians-- by right of birth. -- from From The Earth To The Moon by Jules Verne.
  
• # The Cotton-Gin is a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by that celebrated mechanician, E. Whitney. -- from the 1828 Webster's Dictionary.
  
• a person skilled in building, using, or repairing machines. A person who makes machiens or tools.
  
• a person skilled in mechanics.
  
• a machinist.
  
• a scientifically trained practitioner.
  
• a mechanic.