troubleshooters

noun

plural of troubleshooter
1
as in repairmen

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as in conciliators

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  1. servicemen
  2. peacemakers
  3. doctors
  4. mediators
  5. negotiators
  6. intermediaries
  7. moderators
Noun
  • It's cost American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars and the lives of 18 servicemen.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • According to the Corps, an estimated 600 Azov brigade servicemen are among the thousands still in Russian captivity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of servicemen
Noun
  • The nonprofit hopes to add at least two more peacemakers soon.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Presidents specifically visited international hot spots, positioning themselves as global peacemakers.
    — Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of peacemakers
Noun
  • Adames was scheduled to meet with team doctors on Monday night.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • After that, the team was inundated with requests from doctors seeking diagnostic help.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of doctors
Noun
  • Reuters reported that Rezaei said Washington would have to end the war and unfreeze Iranian funds overseas, with other conditions relayed through mediators.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In a joint statement on Sunday, a group of Arab and Muslim countries – including mediators Egypt and Qatar – condemned Israel for rejecting the plan.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mediators
Noun
  • This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of negotiators
Noun
  • Independent Chinese refiners take in the bulk of it, often rebranded as Malaysian or Indonesian crude and settled through intermediaries outside the dollar system, according to Kpler.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The case led in 2022 to investigations of four German museums that in some cases unwittingly acted as intermediaries for sales between the dealers and art museums worldwide.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of intermediaries
Noun
  • Hilton’s sister, Barbara Giarraffa, frightened fans and TikTok moderators were among those who called authorities.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Black and Ryan Polly direct the story of a demonic entity that stalks message board moderators.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of moderators
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