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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRepairman
/rɪˈpɛr.mən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person whose job is to repair things.
"The repairman arrived promptly to fix the broken heater." - 2
A male technician who specializes in fixing appliances or machinery.
"After the storm, the repairman was busy fixing damaged roofs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'repairman' is a compound of 'repair', which comes from the Old French 'repaier' meaning 'to restore', and 'man', which has Germanic roots. The usage of 'repairman' to denote a male worker who fixes things became common in the early 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Repairman" is said worldwide
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réparateur
Transliteration: réparateur
"Le réparateur est arrivé pour réparer la machine."
Reparateur
Transliteration: Reparateur
"Der Reparateur kam, um den defekten Fernseher zu reparieren."
riparatore
Transliteration: riparatore
"Il riparatore è venuto a sistemare il computer."
reparador
Transliteration: reparador
"El reparador llegó para arreglar la lavadora."
reparador
Transliteration: reparador
"O reparador veio consertar o carro."
मरम्मत करने वाला
Transliteration: marammat karne wala
"मरम्मत करने वाला जल्दी आया।"
修理工
Transliteration: xiūlǐ gōng
"修理工来修理坏掉的空调。"
수리공
Transliteration: surigong
"수리공이 고장난 세탁기를 수리하러 왔습니다."
修理工
Transliteration: shūrikō
"修理工が壊れたテレビを修理しに来ました。"
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