repairer

[ ri-pair-er ]

noun

a person or thing that repairs.
Ceramics. a person who assembles the modeled parts of a piece and finishes the whole.

Origin of repairer

First recorded in 1495–1505; repair¹ + -er¹

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Well,” I said, “the profession of a repairer of Reputations is lucrative.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
When I turned into Bleecker Street, and entered the doorway which bore the sign— MR. WILDE, repairer OF REPUTATIONS.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He came downstairs and nailed a sign over the hall door next to mine; it read: MR. WILDE, repairer OF REPUTATIONS.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
If an alteration be required an experienced repairer only can know the kind of bar required.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph Pearce
I was not your accomplice, but the repairer of the evil which you had done to yourself!
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary Dillon

Arm′our-bear′er; Arm′ourer, a maker or repairer of, or one who has the charge of, armour.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various
It was on Wednesday that the tall clock that Paul Whittier had broken returned from the repairer's.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact | Brander Matthews
"I suppose we may as well hail another bus and get back to the store," the clock repairer at length suggested.
Christopher and the Clockmakers | Sara Ware Bassett

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