repairman

noun

re·​pair·​man ri-ˈper-ˌman 

-mən

: one who repairs

specifically : one whose occupation is to make repairs in a mechanism

Examples of repairman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The elevator division of the city Buildings Department later learned that the repairman was in the pit of the dumbwaiter shaft, working on the hoist cables, when the dumbwaiter cab plummeted on top of him. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025

Geri cameos in Toy Story 2 as the repairman who sews Woody’s arm back on. —Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025

One of the most dangerous jobs in the world, these underwater repairmen spend weeks living in RV-sized pressurization tanks housed in massive ships that transport them to the waters above their job site. —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025

An Ohio cellphone repairman has pleaded guilty to secretly downloading nude photos off customers’ phones, officials said. —Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for repairman

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan

Kids Definition

repairman

noun

re·​pair·​man ri-ˈpa(ə)r-ˌman 

-ˈpe(ə)r-,

-mən

: a person whose occupation is making repairs

TV repairman