repairman

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Recent Examples of repairman In his cover story with GQ, Pattinson told a story about an adorable conversation Waterhouse had with their repairman about his starring role in The Batman. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 18 July 2026 Another woman, whose name was redacted, was living in the building and also described men coming by her apartment posing as repairmen, according to the declaration. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 Switches have been around since the 1980s, when Jorge Leon, a Venezuelan gun repairman, noticed that the trigger mechanism in Glock guns could be manipulated. — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026 That seems like total nonsense to David Brooks, owner of Just Bulbs, a third-generation bulb man who warehouses incandescents like a typewriter repairman stocking ribbons. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repairman
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Noun
  • In 1995, the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US servicemen unleashed outrage and mass protests in Okinawa.
    — Junko Ogura, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Timothy Swaney As a serviceman himself, Timothy Swaney found connection by helping fellow military veterans.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Though it was repaired, the repairer kept fragments for himself.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, pharmaceutical advertising or education aimed at doctors may also increase inappropriate prescribing, probably increases the number of prescriptions written, and may increase the costs of prescriptions.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Instinct handled a few other tasks well, like emailing my eye doctor’s office to set up an appointment and doing the digital paperwork to start an Ikea return.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The mechanic, who’s been trained to narrow down the problem, asks a few follow-up questions.
    — John Bruggeman, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Naomi, a maverick environmental lawyer; her husband, banker Amaré; and their longtime friend Raheem, who works as an auto mechanic.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Repairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repairman. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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