repairman
Americannoun
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repairmen
plural
noun
Gender
See -man.
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Origin of repairman
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In a workshop in Old Havana, amid cracked walls and aging work tools, 54-year-old repairman Rogelio Valdivia describes himself as a bonafide "Fidelista."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
I get nothing but understanding when I explain to a repairman that he can’t work on Saturdays, because that’s my Sabbath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
And as Tony tells her about his experience, Carrie looks over to see the shop’s repairman fixing an old grandfather clock.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
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.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
A bicycle repairman was the closest thing to an auto mechanic available, and Howard’s shop was conveniently close to the neighborhoods of wealthy car owners.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Yau said fewer than five repairmen like him remain in Hong Kong practising this "barely profitable" umbrella trade.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
“Firefighters and police and repairmen can’t work, because drones are flying around.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
There, a crew of six repairmen were clearing debris from corridors and stringing up lights to prepare the area as a shelter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2020
An actual library would have emerged, replacing the chaos that typically elicits covert expressions of pity from visiting plumbers or furnace repairmen.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2020
Along with three other repairmen, Shin did not get back to his dormitory room until after midnight.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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