repairman

[ri-pair-man, -muhn]

noun

plural

repairmen 

1. a person whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.

repairman

/ rɪˈpɛəˌmæn /

noun

1. a man whose job it is to repair machines, appliances, etc

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of repairman¹

First recorded in 1870–75; repair ¹ + man

Example Sentences

“It’s not a good look,” a city repairman told me while fixing a sprinkler at Griffith Park Recreation Center, where the historic swimming pool is an empty tank, out of service since 2020.

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And as Tony tells her about his experience, Carrie looks over to see the shop’s repairman fixing an old grandfather clock.

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Several days later, the WinCo manager noticed a foul smell and called repairmen, who started removing bricks from a column outside the store and discovered a decomposing body.

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A longtime resident of the north Detroit suburb of Warren, Michigan, Doug spends part of his days building electric vehicles for Ford as a machine repairman.

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He remembered his father, Jose, a stove repairman who instilled in his son and daughter the importance of education, bemoaning the gerrymandering that kept Latinos from electing more of their own.

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Related Words

• technician