garageman

[ guh-rahzh-man, -rahj-or, especially British, gar-ij-, -ahzh- ]

noun

, plural ga·rage·men.

1. a person who works in a garage, as a mechanic or attendant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of garageman¹

First recorded in 1915–20; garage + -man

Example Sentences

Lauda, who took his titles with McLaren and Ferrari and won 25 grands prix from 1974, said he had given trophies to his local garageman.

From Reuters

We got acquainted with the garageman's family, for one thing.

From Project Gutenberg

I got a heavy canvas lining, and the garageman patched and vulcanized and sold me a variety of appliances.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the sky cleared and I backed the car out of the big stable where it had spent the night, and we packed on our bags and paid our bill—twenty-seven francs for all, or about one dollar and thirty-five cents each for dinner, lodging, and breakfast—tips, one franc each to waitress, chambermaid, and garageman.

From Project Gutenberg

When Malcolm Cowley attributes the phrase "a lost generation" to Gertrude Stein's disgruntled auto mechanic, he is asked, "Is it possible the garageman was referring to 'a lost generator'?"

From Time Magazine Archive