Thesaurus results for TROUBLESHOOTER

troubleshooter

noun

Definition of troubleshooter

as in repairman

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as in peacemaker

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Recent Examples of troubleshooter Cast Away tells the story of FedEx troubleshooter Chuck Noland (Hanks) who becomes stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 What would work for him would be a roving troubleshooter. — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 People familiar with Wallace’s work have likened him to Ray Donovan, the eponymous shadowy troubleshooter from the Showtime series. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026 Those who once acted as presentation designers or PowerPoint troubleshooters will become facilitators of strategic alignment. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for troubleshooter

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Noun

The 1959 image features his father, a shoe repairman, in a wooden chair reading the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinión, while his side profile casts a shadow on a vintage console to his side.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Maybe the repairman arrives at the same time as your meeting with a boss.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of repairman

Noun

What matters are the peacemakers, and the true tension of the series rests in their decisions to either respond to provocation in kind or to respond to provocation with kindness.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
Because of this movement, most people in the world have now seen women who are astronauts, union organizers and farmers, liberators and peacemakers.

— Gloria Steinem, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of peacemaker

Noun

The presidential decree, which was published Monday on Russia’s official legal information database, will put the size of Russia’s armed forces at 2,441,630, including 1,550,500 active servicemen.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
About 167,000 servicemen have returned from Ukraine, presidential administration official Sergei Novikov said in December, although Russian media reports and experts say the number is probably higher.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of serviceman

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But this year, new vaccine options are available, and doctors are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement urging doctors to offer medications for opioid use disorder to adolescent and young adult patients who needed them.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of doctor

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Friday’s impasse approval will bring in a third-party mediator to oversee negotiations between the two parties, who each blame the other for failing to bargain productively.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Pakistan sought to establish itself as a mediator earlier this year, working with other countries in the region to end the conflict.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of mediator

Noun

The Virginia State Police tactical team and a negotiator were brought to the scene.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, who served as chief negotiator in earlier talks with the United States, provided a rare public acknowledgment of the internal divide.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiator

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