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Definition: Repairer |
RepairerNoun1. A worker whose job is to repair things. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "repairer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Occupations | Repairs portable, household electrical appliances, such as fans, heaters, vacuum cleaners, toasters, and flatirons, on assembly line: Refers to inspector's checklist, or defect-symbol marked on appliance, to identify defective or malfunctioning part. Disassembles appliance to remove defective part, using power screwdrivers, soldering iron, and handtools. Installs new part, and reassembles appliance. Records nature of repair in log or on mechanical counting device. Maintains stock of replacement parts. May determine repair requirements by connecting appliance to power source or examining parts for defects while disassembling. May file or bend parts to remove burrs or to improve alignment and fit. May hold appliance against buffing or polishing wheel to remove scratches from metal surfaces. May touch up paint defects, using brush or spray gun. May be designated according to part repaired as Heating-Element Repairer (house. appl.); or appliance repaired as Electric-Frying-Pan Repairer (house. appl.); Food-Mixer Repairer (house. appl.); Toaster-Element Repairer (house. appl.); Vacuum-Cleaner Repairer (house. appl.). (references) |
| Repairs and modifies firearms to blueprint and customer specifications, using handtools and machines, such as grinders, planers, and millers: Fits action and barrel into stock and aligns parts. Installs parts, such as metallic or optical sights, pistol grips, recoil pads, and decorative pieces of firearms, using screws and handtools. Rebores barrels on boring machine to enlarge caliber of bore. Operates broaching machine to cut rifling in barrel of small arms. Installs choke device on shotguns to control shot pattern. Operates machine to grind and polish metal parts. Immerses metal parts in bluing salt bath to impart rust resistant surface and blue color to metal. Fires firearms with proof loads to determine strength characteristics, correct alignment, and assembly of piece. Fabricates wooden stock for guns according to customer specifications. Refinishes wooden stocks for rifles and shotguns by hand sanding and rubbing with special finishing oil and quick-drying lacquer. May lay out plans on paper and calculate bullet-flight arcs, sight positions, and other details to design new guns. (references) | |
| Inspects finished or partially finished hats, caps, hat parts, and millinery for defects and damage, and repairs less extensive flaws: Examines articles for irregularities, such as faulty coloring, shaping, sizing, and stitching. Rejects or returns extensively damaged articles to originating department for repair. Informs supervisor regarding types of article defects or damage. Repairs less extensive damage, performing any combination of following tasks: Trims excess material and loose or protruding threads, using clippers or scissors. Removes spots or stains from article, using sponge and water, and brushes surface of hat to remove dust or foreign matter. Applies sizing solution to cover holes or thin spots, using dauber or brush. Resews loose stitches and size tags, using needle and thread. Hangs or stacks hats and caps on rack or on table for packing. May be designated according to specific inspection function as Hat-Body Inspector (hat & cap); Hat-Cone Inspector (hat & cap); Trimming Inspector (hat & cap). (references) | |
| Examines packages (or pirns) of wound yarn for defects, such as bruises, cuts, tangles, or soil and removes defective yarn to salvage usable yarn, using one of following methods: (1) Pulls yarn from package by hand. (2) Places yarn in holder, and inserts yarn end in nozzle of vacuum tube that draws defective portion from package. (3) Places defective yarn package on holder and draws yarn end over revolving reel, observing yarn to determine when defective portion is removed. Cuts yarn from reel and segregates yarn according to type. (4) Cleans soiled packages, using cloth and detergent. (5) Cuts through packages, using hooked knife or heated knife. Writes information, such as plant number, worker number, and yarn type on cards and places cards with usable packages. May rewind salvaged yarn by hand or using winding machine. (references) | |
| Repairs and salvages defective rubber footwear, such as boots, gaiters, overshoes, and fabric-upper footwear: Examines articles to determine location and extent of defect and method of repair. Swabs loose edges of seams with benzine or naphtha to restore tackiness and rolls or stitches seam to make tighter bond for stress and waterproofing. Presses edges with heated knife to smooth them. Moistens misaligned, creased, or wrong part, such as binding, toecap, heel, outsole, or foxing, with solvent. Pulls defective section from underpart and repositions or replaces part. Trims (skives) excess rubber from insoles to remove bulge of outsole or heel, using knife. Cleans soiled spots with solvent-moistened swab or cloth, soap or detergent, and water. (references) | |
| Repairs or replaces damaged metal furniture parts, using handtools and power tools: Welds cracks, using acetylene torch. Files, scrapes, or sands parts to remove dirt, paint, or rust. Melts solder into holes and cracks. Grinds solder until smooth and flush with surrounding metal, using portable grinder. Bends or hammers dented or twisted parts to original shape. Replaces inoperative furniture parts. May reassemble metal furniture. (references) | |
| Inspects barrels filled with beer or whiskey to detect and repair leaking barrels: Walks between rows of stacked barrels and examines each barrel for leaks. Caulks holes or seams, using wicking (twisted cotton), wooden plugs, or strips of adhesive canvas. Records serial number of barrel repaired and date. May examine barrels of beer in shipping area to detect leakage and push leaking barrels aside for removal to dumping area. (references) | |
| Examines smoking pipes for cracks, splits, and holes: Fills imperfections with putty, using knife and fingers. May mix putty according to formula. May insert paper filter into pipe stem upon completion of examination and repair of pipe. May be designated according to size of defects patched as Fine Patcher (fabrication, nec); Rough Patcher (fabrication, nec). (references) | |
| Lubricates, adjusts, repairs, and inspects machinery used to clean, crush, size, and otherwise prepare coal, limestone, or rock salt for commercial or industrial use, or for further processing. May be designated according to work station as Breaker Repairer (mine & quarry); Preparation-Plant Repairer (mine & quarry); Tipple Repairer (mine & quarry). (references) | |
| Repairs machinery and equipment, such as ball mills, filters, crushers, classifiers, flotation machines, conveyor belt systems, thickener tanks, and vibrating screens, used in transporting and processing ore. May be designated according to machinery repaired as Roll Repairer (smelt. & refin.). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: RepairerSynonyms: maintenance man (n), repairman (n), service man (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Repairer |
| English words defined with "repairer": saddler. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "repairer": AUTOMOBILE-BODY REPAIRER ♦ BELT REPAIRER, body repairer, bus ♦ CENTRAL-OFFICE REPAIRER, color repairer ♦ door repairer, bus, dull shoe repairer ♦ ELECTRICAL-INSTRUMENT REPAIRER ♦ FORGE-SHOP-MACHINE REPAIRER, FRETTED-INSTRUMENT REPAIRER ♦ hammer repairer, hand luggage repairer ♦ INSTRUMENT REPAIRER ♦ leather repairer, LUGGAGE REPAIRER ♦ MAINTENANCE REPAIRER, INDUSTRIAL, mold repairer, MOTORCYCLE REPAIRER ♦ power hammer repairer ♦ REPAIRER HELPER, REPAIRER II, REPAIRER, WELDING, BRAZING, AND BURNING MACHINES ♦ shoe repairer, street-light repairer ♦ television repairer, TELEVISION-AND-RADIO REPAIRER ♦ UMBRELLA REPAIRER, utility repairer ♦ VIOLIN REPAIRER. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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 | Tent of migrant stove maker and repairer on U.S. 90 near Jeanerette, Louisiana.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Topeka, Kansas. Walter Mitchell, steel car repairer and riveter, at the car shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Topeka, Kansas. Claude Sweangen, steel car repairer, at the car shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Topeka, Kansas. Robert L. Hill, steel car repairer and rivet driver, at the car shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Topeka, Kansas. William Massey, steel car repairer and rivet bucker, at the car shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| "Repairer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Repairer" is used about 75 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 75 | 38,535 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "repairer": bicycle repairer ♦ shoe repairer ♦ tyre repairer. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
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| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "repairer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | المصلح (peacemaker, reformer, regenerator, renovator), المجدد (renovator, restorer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 修理 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | urmager (watch and clock repairer, watchmaker), skomager (boot repairer, shoe repairer, shoemaker), hjulringpaalaegger (tyre repairer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | uurwerkmaker (watch and clock repairer, watchmaker), uurwerkhersteller (watch and clock repairer), schoenlapper (boot repairer, shoe repairer), schoenhersteller (boot repairer, shoe repairer), bandomlegger (tyre repairer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | réparateur (remedial, renovator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | reparateur, uhrmacher (clockmaker, horologist, watchmaker), schuhmacher (boot repairer, bootmaker, cobbler, shoe repairer, shoemaker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παπουτσήσ (shoe repairer, shoemaker), επισκευαστής ωρολογίων (watch and clock repairer), επισκευαστής υποδημάτων (boot repairer, shoe repairer), τεχνίτης κατεργασίας επισώτρων (tyre repairer), τεχνίτης επισκευής επισώτρων (tyre repairer), τεχνίτης αντικατάστασης επισώτρων (tyre repairer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מתקן (corrector, reformer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szerelő (artificer, fitter, mechanic, rigger, serviceman, servicemen), karbantartó (repairman, repairmen), javító (corrective, corrector, disciplinary, improver, mender, remedial, repairman, repairmen), autójavító (repair shop, repairman, repairmen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | riparatore (mender, remedial, repairman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 下駄直し (clog repairer, repairing clogs). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | 'たなおし (clog repairer, repairing clogs). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 수리자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lhiaseyder (amender, atoner, corrector, cultivator, curer, improver, manurer, propitiator, recompenser, revisionary, rewarder), karreyder. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | epairerray relojoeiro-reparador (watch and clock repairer), sapateiro consertador (boot repairer, shoe repairer). (various references) мастер по ремонту мебели (cabinet repairer). (various references) majstor (artificer, artisan, maestro, master, repairman). (various references) reparador (mender, repairman, serviceman). (various references) reparatör. (various references) ผู้ซ่อมแซมใหม่. (various references) ремонтник (mender). (various references) người tu sửa (instaurator), người sửa chữa. (various references) trwsiwr (mender), atgyweiriwr (mender, restorer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 58, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai oikodomhqhsontai sou ai erhmoi aiwnioi kai estai sou ta qemelia aiwnia genewn geneaiV kai klhqhsh oikodomoV fragmwn kai touV tribouV touV ana meson pauseiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et aedificabuntur in te deserta saeculorum fundamenta generationis et generationis suscitabis et vocaberis aedificator sepium avertens semitas in quietem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And bild vp shul ben in thee the desertes of worldus, the foundemens of ieneraciouns and of ieneraciouns thou shalt reren; thou shalt ben clepid a bildere vp of hegges, turnende awei the pathis of wickidnesses. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And your sons will be building again the old waste places: you will make strong the bases of old generations: and you will be named, He who puts up the broken walls, and, He who makes ready the ways for use. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 58, Verse 12 |
| Cebuano | Ug sila nga mahaanha kanimo mopatindog sa karaang mga dapit nga biniyaan; ikaw mopatindog sa mga patukoranan sa daghanan nga mga kaliwatan; ug ikaw pagatawgon: Ang mag-aayo sa nangatumpag, Ang mag-uuli sa mga alagianan aron pagapuy-an. |
| Croatian | I ti æeš gradit' na starim razvalinama, diæi æeš temelje buduæih koljena. Zvat æe te popravljaèem pukotina i obnoviteljem cesta do naselja. |
| Danish | Da bygges på ældgamle Tomter, du rejser længst faldne Mure; da kaldes du "Murbrudsbøder", "Genskaber af farbare Veje". |
| Dutch | En die uit u voortkomen, zullen bouwen de oude verwoeste plaatsen; de fondamenten, van geslacht tot geslacht verwoest, zult gij oprichten; en gij zult genaamd worden: Die de bressen toemuurt, die de paden weder opmaakt, om te bewonen. |
| Finnish | Sinun jälkeläisesi rakentavat jälleen ikivanhat rauniot, sinä kohotat perusmuurit, muinaisten polvien laskemat; ja sinun nimesi on oleva: "halkeamain umpeenmuuraaja" ja "teitten korjaaja maan asuttamiseksi". |
| French | Les tiens rebâtiront sur d`anciennes ruines, Tu relèveras des fondements antiques; On t`appellera réparateur des brèches, Celui qui restaure les chemins, qui rend le pays habitable. |
| German | und soll durch dich gebaut werden, was lange wüst gelegen ist; und wirst Grund legen, der für und für bleibe; und sollst heißen: Der die Lücken verzäunt und die Wege bessert, daß man da wohnen möge. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kota yang sudah lama menjadi reruntuhan akan kamu bangun kembali di atas dasar yang lama. Kamu akan disebut 'Bangsa yang membangun kembali tembok-tembok dan membetulkan rumah-rumah yang hancur.'" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Pada masa itu kamu akan membangunkan pula segala tempat yang lama sudah rusak, dan kamu mendirikan pula segala kaki tembok yang tertimbus sudah beberapa zaman lamanya; pada masa itu dinamai orang akan dikau: Si penumpat celah pagar, si penambak lorong-lorong yang akan didiami. |
| Italian | La tua gente riedificher le antiche rovine, ricostruirai le fondamenta di epoche lontane. Ti chiameranno riparatore di brecce, restauratore di case in rovina per abitarvi. |
| Maori | Ka hanga ano e ou uri nga wahi kua ururuatia noatia ake; ka ara ano i a koe nga turanga o nga whakapaparanga maha; a ka huaina koe, Ko te kaihanga o te taiepa pakaru, Ko te kaiwhakahou o nga wahi i nga ara hei nohoanga. |
| Norwegian | Og sønner av dig skal bygge op igjen ruinene fra gammel tid; grunnvoller som har ligget der fra slekt til slekt, skal du gjenreise, og de skal kalle dig murbrudds tilmurer, den som setter veier i stand, så folk kan bo i landet. |
| Portuguese | E os que de ti procederem edificarão as ruínas antigas; e tu levantarás os fundamentos de muitas gerações; e serás chamado reparador da brecha, e restaurador de veredas para morar. |
| Rumanian | Ai tqi vor zidi iarqw pe dqrkmqturile de mai knainte, vei ridica din nou temeliile strqbune; vei fi numit ,Dregqtor de spqrturi`, ,Cel ce drege drumurile, wi face yara cu putinyq de locuit.` |
| Swedish | Och dina avkomlingar skola bygga upp de gamla ruinerna, du skall åter upprätta grundvalar ifrån forna släkten; och du skall kallas "han som murar igen revor", "han som återställer stigar, så att man kan bo i landet." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "repairer": repairers. (additional references) | |
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"Repairer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: repare, reparer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "repairer" (pronounced 'Re*pair"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: rareripe. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-p-r-r-r" | |
-2 letters: aerier, pereia, rapier, reaper, rearer, repair. | |
-3 letters: aerie, airer, parer, perea, prier, raper, rarer, riper. | |
-4 letters: aper, pair, pare, parr, pear, peer, peri, pier, pree, rape, rare, reap, rear, ripe. | |
-5 letters: air, ape, are, ear, era, ere, err, ire, par, pea, pee, per, pia, pie, rap, ree, rei, rep, ria, rip. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-p-r-r-r" | |
+1 letter: rareripes, repairers. | |
+3 letters: irreparable, preaverring, preliterary, premarriage, raspberries, serigrapher. | |
+4 letters: intrapreneur, premarriages, serigraphers, supercarrier. | |
+5 letters: intrapreneurs, proprietaries, reappropriate, reincorporate, reprographies, supercarriers, treasurership. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 70 61 69 72 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . .--. .- .. .-. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01110000 01100001 01101001 01110010 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e p a i r e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0070 0061 0069 0072 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5271826775847184 |
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