repairman
noun
re·pair·man
ri-ˈper-ˌman 
-mən
: one who repairs
specifically
: one whose occupation is to make repairs in a mechanism
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After 18 years working as an assistive mobility technology repairman, Tim Kiley grew sick of watching people wait for weeks or months to have their wheelchairs repaired.
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
With a father who worked as a telephone repairman and a mother who was a school bus driver, Maher recalled that money was tight growing up in his 2021 book Framed in Monte Carlo: How I Was Wrongfully Convicted for a Billionaire’s Fiery Death.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
As of now, Alexa+ can book an Uber or OpenTable reservation, generate a song via Suno, plan a trip through Fodor’s, schedule a repairman visit and purchase concert tickets through Ticketmaster.
—Jaures Yip,kif Leswing,annie Palmer,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
Moments later, Gill shared with the crowd, voice cracking, that one of his longtime friends, 85-year-old guitar maker/repairman Harry Sparks, had entered hospice care two days earlier.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
With a father who worked as a telephone repairman and a mother who was a school bus driver, Maher recalled that money was tight growing up in his 2021 book Framed in Monte Carlo: How I Was Wrongfully Convicted for a Billionaire’s Fiery Death.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
As of now, Alexa+ can book an Uber or OpenTable reservation, generate a song via Suno, plan a trip through Fodor’s, schedule a repairman visit and purchase concert tickets through Ticketmaster.
—Jaures Yip,kif Leswing,annie Palmer,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
Moments later, Gill shared with the crowd, voice cracking, that one of his longtime friends, 85-year-old guitar maker/repairman Harry Sparks, had entered hospice care two days earlier.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Repairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repairman. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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repairman
noun
re·pair·man
ri-ˈpa(ə)r-ˌman
-ˈpe(ə)r-,
-mən
: a person whose occupation is making repairs
TV repairman
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