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garageman

[ guh-rahzh-man, -rahj- or, esp. British, gar-ij-, -ahzh- ]

/ gəˈrɑʒˌmæn, -ˈrɑdʒ- or, esp. British, ˈgær ɪdʒ-, -ɑʒ- /

noun, plural ga·rage·men.

a person who works in a garage, as a mechanic or attendant.

Words nearby garageman

gar, gar., garage, garage band, garage sale, garageman, garaging, garam masala, garamond, garand, garand rifle

Origin of garageman

First recorded in 1915–20; garage + -man

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for garageman

We got acquainted with the garageman's family, for one thing.
The Car That Went Abroad|Albert Bigelow Paine
Who the garageman is, apparently as you say, that it came from a garageman somewhere.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He was wondering whether, after the summer's maturity of being a garageman, Ted would "get busy" in the university.
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis
I got a heavy canvas lining, and the garageman patched and vulcanized and sold me a variety of appliances.
The Car That Went Abroad|Albert Bigelow Paine

Its acceptance by the garageman imposes on him the duty of exercising due care for its safety and protection.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

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