Thesaurus results for TROUBLESHOOTER

troubleshooter

noun

Definition of troubleshooter

as in repairman

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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

Hollywell approached the landlord, a 70-something weed kingpin and car repairman who ran the entire block, to buy the house with his life savings.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Down the street, metal striking concrete rattles the air as a repairman unloads a ladder.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of repairman

Noun

New data suggest that a quarter of American servicemen may have low testosterone.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
The video showed the man being accompanied by two FSB servicemen onto a plane, then in a cage in a Moscow court, which ordered him detained for nearly two months.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of serviceman

Noun

Lee, resplendent in a bright orange and blue pinstriped suit with matching hat, stood from his front-row seat, seemingly serving as conciliator.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Newsom, who is a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, has been taking heavy criticism from within his own party over his efforts — in part through his new podcast — to cast himself in the role of conciliator.

— Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 13 June 2025

Definition of conciliator

Noun

Murphy said doctors diagnosed him with a small hemorrhagic stroke, which is a bleed in the brain.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
As the science continues to advance rapidly, treating metastatic breast cancer is becoming an art, with doctors weighing which treatments to use, in what combinations and in what order, to get the longest benefit.

— Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of doctor

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In the days before the midterms, Qatari mediators had plunged into a fresh round of furtive diplomacy between the United States and Iran, but talks are still at an impasse.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
Negotiations will continue Friday with the help of federal mediators, the PMA said.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of mediator

Noun

The repairer reads these messages, communicates with customers directly, and sometimes learns the story behind a pair of jeans that has been treasured for decades.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Though it was repaired, the repairer kept fragments for himself.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025

Definition of repairer

Noun

The midterm elections results were also watched closely in Tehran, where Iran’s chief negotiator and parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, issued a warning Wednesday.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Buckner is the lead House Democratic negotiator on the stadium issue.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of negotiator

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