mechanic
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mechanic
noun
noun, US and Austral
1: A person who cheats at gambling games, esp. cards. (1897 —) .
Daily Telegraph As croupier...always on guard for the sharps—the mechanics (1966).
2: A hired killer, 'hit man'. (1973 —) .
J. Gardner Bernie Brazier was Britain's top mechanic (1986).
noun, US and Austral
1: A person who cheats at gambling games, esp. cards. (1897 —) .
Daily Telegraph As croupier...always on guard for the sharps—the mechanics (1966).
2: A hired killer, 'hit man'. (1973 —) .
J. Gardner Bernie Brazier was Britain's top mechanic (1986).
| mech, meat-wagon, meat-market | |
| medic, medico, meeja |
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