"machine operators" in German machine operators Maschinenwärter Maschinisten Detailed translations for "machine operators" machine operators machine operators(also: machine attendants, machine tenders) Maschinenwärter{masculine plural} machine operators(also: engineers, engine operators/drivers/men, stationary engineers, machine attendants) Maschinisten{masculine plural} The machine operators aren't striking, or the mine would flood. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Die Maschinisten streiken nicht, weil sonst die Gruben überflutet werden.