repairman
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I get nothing but understanding when I explain to a repairman that he can’t work on Saturdays, because that’s my Sabbath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
And as Tony tells her about his experience, Carrie looks over to see the shop’s repairman fixing an old grandfather clock.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
A longtime resident of the north Detroit suburb of Warren, Michigan, Doug spends part of his days building electric vehicles for Ford as a machine repairman.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
“I love this place, but it’s just a tough place to live in,” said Mr. Heintz, 28, an auto body repairman.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2024
He eventually found meager income as an auto repairman.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Yau said fewer than five repairmen like him remain in Hong Kong practising this "barely profitable" umbrella trade.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
“Our repairmen follow the sappers carefully, but persistently and stubbornly,” he said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
In the horror-comedy “Tremors,” Ward paired with Kevin Bacon to play a pair of repairmen who end up saving a hardscrabble Nevada desert community beset by giant underground snakes.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
There, a crew of six repairmen were clearing debris from corridors and stringing up lights to prepare the area as a shelter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2020
Along with three other repairmen, Shin did not get back to his dormitory room until after midnight.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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