troubleshooter

noun

Definition of troubleshooternext
1
as in repairman

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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troubleshooter
  1. repairman
  2. peacemaker
  3. serviceman
  4. conciliator
  5. doctor
  6. mediator
  7. repairer
  8. negotiator
Noun
  • Footage played for the room only at CinemaCon opened on a computer repairman (Lamorne Morris) coming into the home of Janice (Marin Hinkle), the mother of Wolf’s teen protagonist.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Arrabaca served in the Army from 2001 to 2005 and worked on Patriot missile systems as a repairman or mechanic, Barnacle said.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of repairman
Noun
  • In Flaming Star, Eden plays the love interest of Elvis’ character, Pacer Burton, a man who tries to act as a peacemaker when fighting breaks out between two cultures in West Texas.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Presidents specifically visited international hot spots, positioning themselves as global peacemakers.
    — Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of peacemaker
Noun
  • Police said the man was a former Chinese military serviceman who had operated a military supply store near Camp Humphreys since 2021.
    — Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The wreckage of the plane and 10 of the servicemen were never found.
    — Hope McKenney, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of serviceman
Noun
  • 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
  • A lot of great people — doctors, nurses, administration — who really, really cared.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Merck and Moderna’s success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a ​new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • The union said management has not agreed to musicians' proposal for a mediator.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Kim also signed a mutual defense pact with Russia and revived ties with China, all but ruling out any role for South Korea as mediator.
    — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mediator
Noun
  • Though it was repaired, the repairer kept fragments for himself.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
Definition of repairer
Noun
  • Iran’s parliament speaker and key negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, issued a list of demands today in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • People also began to use it to describe the negotiator in matters of influence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiator

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“Troubleshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troubleshooter. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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