repairer

C2+ Topic:People & Society
US /rɪˈpɛrɚ/ UK /rɪˈpɛərə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who repairs or mends things

    The watch repairer worked under a loupe at his cluttered bench.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person who repairs or... menderfixerrestorertechnicianhandyman
Word family
Related forms repairreparation

Etymology

From repair + -er; repair from Old French reparer, from Latin reparare ('to restore, renew'), from re- ('again') + parare ('to prepare, make ready').

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