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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At another site, the bones of a 34-year-old cellphone repairman were found.
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Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
The repairmen tried to take advantage.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Another woman, whose name was redacted, was living in the building and also described men coming by her apartment posing as repairmen, according to the declaration.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Switches have been around since the 1980s, when Jorge Leon, a Venezuelan gun repairman, noticed that the trigger mechanism in Glock guns could be manipulated.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
The repairmen tried to take advantage.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Another woman, whose name was redacted, was living in the building and also described men coming by her apartment posing as repairmen, according to the declaration.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Switches have been around since the 1980s, when Jorge Leon, a Venezuelan gun repairman, noticed that the trigger mechanism in Glock guns could be manipulated.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for repairman
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“Repairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repairman. Accessed 22 May. 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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