repairman

noun

re·pair·man | \ ri-ˈper-ˌman,

-mən\

Definition of repairman

: one who repairs specifically : one whose occupation is to make repairs in a mechanism

Examples of repairman in a Sentence

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And in the Mediterranean resort town of Monastir, Jewish sewing machine repairman Simon Slama is running with the Islamist party Ennahdha. — Washington Post, "Tunisia holds 1st local election since 2011 Arab Spring," 6 May 2018 Basket-making became professionalized and specialized, with weavers — distinguished for the first time from growers, preparers, salespeople and repairmen — laboring side by side in workshops. — Deborah Needleman, New York Times, "The Enduring Appeal of: Baskets," 15 Feb. 2018 But visiting foreigners cannot see her house, a building that has not seen repairs for decades, and so the painters and the repairmen passed it by. — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, "Peeking Around Corners in the World Cup’s Provincial Cities," 14 July 2018 The offender called at a caravan in Woodlands Estate, Blean, on May 7 pretending to be a mobile home repairman. — Jay Akbar, Fox News, "Police release bizarre composite of suspected 'conman' wearing comically large sunglasses," 26 May 2018 Craig Koblitz, 62, a yacht repairman who lives across the street, said some neighbors had suspected him of burglarizing a nearby house a few years ago. — Richard Fausset And Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, "Nikolas Cruz, Florida Shooting Suspect, Showed ‘Every Red Flag’," 15 Feb. 2018 Kong Xiangbao, a machinery repairman, fretted that his salary could suffer if fewer cars are made for export. — The Economist, "China considers its response to Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs," 23 June 2018 The movie’s romantic escapism gets just enough lift from a smart, vulnerable Diane Lane as Pearl, Viggo Mortensen’s uncomplicated seductiveness as Walker and the sincerity of Liev Schreiber as Pearl’s clueless TV repairman husband, Marty. — SFChronicle.com, "World premiere musical ‘Walk on the Moon’ in S.F. mostly captures spirit of 1969," 16 June 2018 The two initially met while working together as telephone-pole repairmen, Shulenski said. — Washington Post, "Suspect in deputy killing dropped off near where body found," 27 Apr. 2018

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