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

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

And as Tony tells her about his experience, Carrie looks over to see the shop’s repairman fixing an old grandfather clock.

From Salon

A longtime resident of the north Detroit suburb of Warren, Michigan, Doug spends part of his days building electric vehicles for Ford as a machine repairman.

From BBC

His business was as a repairman, though, and the watches he made were kept on a pair of shelves in the store.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• technician