noun
Meaning 1
A male repairer, a man who repairs things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
repairman
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CMU ARPABET: R IH0 P EH1 R M AE2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 P EH1 R M AE2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maintenance man, service man
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mender, repairer, fixer
Narrower terms: automobile mechanic, auto-mechanic, car-mechanic, mechanic, grease monkey, handyman, jack of all trades, odd-job man, troubleshooter, trouble shooter
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English pair English repair Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English repairman From repair + -man.