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garageman

American  
[guh-rahzh-man, -rahj-, gar-ij-, -ahzh-] / gəˈrɑʒˌmæn, -ˈrɑdʒ-, ˈgær ɪdʒ-, -ɑʒ- /

noun

plural

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


Etymology

Origin of garageman

First recorded in 1915–20; garage + -man

Example Sentences

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At the bottom of the subcellar stairs, visible by the light of one yellow bulb glowing dismally in the office, the garageman found Old Man Ridley.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the battery goes bad, a garageman replaces the dead cell.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the second time within a month, Ann Cooper Hewitt Gay, inventor's heiress who two years ago sued her mother for tricking her into a sterilization operation, was separated from her garageman husband, Ronald Gay.

From Time Magazine Archive

A portable traffic light that can be set up in the center of the street and operated from the sidewalk has been developed by J. R. Vissing, a Jeffersonville, Ind. garageman.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was wondering whether, after the summer's maturity of being a garageman, Ted would "get busy" in the university.

From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair

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