repairer

[ ri-pair-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that repairs. repair.
2. Ceramics. a person who assembles the modeled parts of a piece and finishes the whole.

Word History and Origins

Origin of repairer¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; repair ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

As a horologist — a repairer of devices that measure time — he restored intricate and rare pieces in a workshop at his family homestead in rural western Alabama.

From New York Times

Human beings are repairers; we hope to fix things.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have a problem that we don't have enough repairers. So we also need a system which is promoting repairs as a job. We are working on this at the moment."

From BBC

The New York City Council recently amended its fire code to prohibit “the assembly or reconditioning of a lithium-ion battery” using secondhand cells from another battery, which repairers sometimes do.

From Salon

The IMI is seeking 15 million pounds from the UK government to help independent repairers afford training, said CEO Steve Nash.

From Reuters