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auto mechanic

NOUN
grease monkey
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The encyclopedia cites a 1939 Sunday Oregonian article stating that Thompson had been an auto mechanic when he invented the screw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The retired auto mechanic lost all his possessions in the fire, and said he also feels like he lost his agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

He said his client, an auto mechanic, was “happy to be putting the case behind him” and “wanted to move forward with his life.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Kim Sang-geun, 69, a retired auto mechanic from Seoul, took his two grandchildren to the DMZ to teach them “the pain of the national division,” he said.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Papa took his worn blue coveralls off the coat hanger and pulled them over the work clothes he was wearing for his computer repair job; the coveralls looked like something an auto mechanic would wear.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser