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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Larry Colvin is a proud Vietnam veteran who's been forced back into the working world after 10 years of retirement as a repairman.
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J.d. Miles, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
What Weston really wanted to do was to work as a radio and TV repairman.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Between 2018 and 2019, the clock repairman wrote 55 checks worth nearly $250,000.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Enter a punky repairman named Krong (Wanlop Rungkumjad), who arrives to explain what’s going on.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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J.d. Miles, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
What Weston really wanted to do was to work as a radio and TV repairman.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Between 2018 and 2019, the clock repairman wrote 55 checks worth nearly $250,000.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Enter a punky repairman named Krong (Wanlop Rungkumjad), who arrives to explain what’s going on.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Repairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repairman. Accessed 29 Mar. 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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