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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Police later hypnotized the witness, who was an auto body repairman, and were able to get a better description of the vehicle: a maroon-reddish 1970 Dodge Polara with a beat-up white vinyl top and its passenger door smashed in, according to a Statesman article from 1980.
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Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Aug. 2024
Moe, Larry, and Curly are inept repairmen hired to fix a doorbell in a home that turns out to be the secret lair of Nazi spies.
—Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Or having a repairman arrive at your house with fresh parts in hand, and knowing exactly what to fix.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The two repairmen sustained multiple injuries and their van was extensively damaged by the blast.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Aug. 2024
Moe, Larry, and Curly are inept repairmen hired to fix a doorbell in a home that turns out to be the secret lair of Nazi spies.
—Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Or having a repairman arrive at your house with fresh parts in hand, and knowing exactly what to fix.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The two repairmen sustained multiple injuries and their van was extensively damaged by the blast.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Repairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repairman. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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