repairer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that repairs.
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Ceramics. a person who assembles the modeled parts of a piece and finishes the whole.
Etymology
Origin of repairer
Example Sentences
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Swapan Dutta, a fourth-generation clock repairer, traces his lineage back to a great-grandfather who worked as a clock technician for the British-era firm Cooke and Kelvey.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
Founded in 1997 in Dong Nai province near Ho Chi Minh City, Truong Hai Group, formerly known as Truong Hai Auto Corp, started as a used vehicles trader and repairer, according to its website.
From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023
Also on the list: microfilm preparer, telephone quotation clerk, sack repairer, tube operator, eyeglass frame polisher, touch-up screener for printed circuit boards and stem mounter for lighting fixtures.
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2022
On this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest, the critics discuss the mysterious new podcast S-Town, from the creators of Serial and This American Life, centered around a brilliant clock repairer stranded in an Alabama town.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2017
A very clever maker and repairer of violins and bows.
From The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. by Saint-George, Henry
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