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repairman

American  
[ri-pair-man, -muhn] / rɪˈpɛərˌmæn, -mən /

noun

plural

repairmen

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

repairman British  
/ rɪˈpɛəˌmæn /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of repairman

First recorded in 1870–75; repair 1 + man

Example Sentences

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Before the war, the 34-year-old lived with his wife and daughter and worked in Moscow as a dishwasher repairman.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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

“It’s not easy,” Al-Ashqar, 48, says of his work as a money repairman in a shop in Deir al Balah.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

During his first year in the factory, he proved it to himself and to his coworkers in a confrontation with another sewing machine repairman.

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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