repairperson

[ri-pair-pur-suhn]

noun

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

Gender Note

See -person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of repairperson¹

repair(man) + -person

Example Sentences

Then she listed herself on eBay as a mail-in motherboard repairperson – within months, repair shops across the country were sending her micro-soldering jobs that were too complex for them.

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When customers wanted to find a local repairperson or restaurant, they looked online for that information, usually on a PC in the home.

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However, any work on larger surface areas must be completed by a lead-certified repairperson.

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The Random House version of Webster's too could use some pruning -- or maybe a good watch repairperson.

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