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
My certification is as a maintenance builder, repairer, servicer.
From Slate • Jul. 19, 2023
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
In the United States, I have been, almost without transition from my last legal staff position in Saigon, a dishwasher, a shoe repairer, a newspaper delivery person, a French teacher, a clerk.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021
Some old scrolls, particularly among the old Italians, are made of beech or other tough woods; in these instances the material must be matched according to the means at the disposal of the repairer.
From The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. by Petherick, Horace
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