repairman

American  

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

noun

plural

repairmen

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

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repairman British  

/ rɪˈpɛəˌmæn /

noun

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

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of repairman

First recorded in 1870–75; repair ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Mr. Beukers, the optician next door, had given her space in his shop from which she had taken orders to give to our repairmen in their homes.

From Literature

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

From BBC

Yau said fewer than five repairmen like him remain in Hong Kong practising this "barely profitable" umbrella trade.

From Barron's

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

“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.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• technician