repairman

R1E1P3A1I1R1M3A1N1

noun

A male repairer, a man who repairs things.

Similar
service manmaintenance man
OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounrepairman (plural repairmen)

plural repairmen · alternative repair man · alternative repair-man

  1. A male repairer, a man who repairs things.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna male skilled worker whose job is to repair things

Similar
service manmaintenance man
Broader
servicermanadult male

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishpair
  7. Englishrepair
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  9. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  10. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  11. Old Englishmann
  12. Middle Englishman
  13. Englishrepairman

From repair + -man.

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Cite this entry
APA

repairman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repairman

MLA

“repairman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repairman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repairman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repairman.

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