REPAIRMAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does repairman mean? 

• REPAIRMAN (noun)
  The noun REPAIRMAN has 1 sense:

1. a skilled worker whose job is to repair things

  Familiarity information: REPAIRMAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPAIRMAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A skilled worker whose job is to repair things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

maintenance man; repairman; service man

Hypernyms ("repairman" is a kind of...):

fixer; mender; repairer (a skilled worker who mends or repairs things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "repairman"):

auto-mechanic; automobile mechanic; car-mechanic; grease monkey; mechanic (someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles)

handyman; jack of all trades; odd-job man (a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks)

trouble shooter; troubleshooter (a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices))

 Context examples 

Alternatively, you may have called the repairmen in or ordered contractual work or other helpers to make your space more attractive and comfortable.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Or you may have invited in the painters, repairmen, or an architect to make changes to your home to be more reflective of the true you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)