repairman
noun
a person whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
repairmen
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pluralof repairman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Yau said fewer than five repairmen like him remain in Hong Kong practising this "barely profitable" umbrella trade.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
In an echo of her father’s “hunger strike” at the Hotel Nacional, Birgit refused to let in repairmen.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
He mows the clinic’s lawn, puts up its flag and sometimes fixes appliances because repairmen refuse to come to an abortion clinic.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2021
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
A line had gone down in the last snowstorm, and the repairmen were going to take advantage of the milder evenings to set it right.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
