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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"My father was a popular wristwatch repairer and his skill took him to many places. He taught me when I was young and I am proud to have followed his footsteps."
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024
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
Many, therefore, often lay the blame on the repairer, or on the violin maker, if it is a new instrument.
From George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General by Gem?nder, George
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