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garagist|ˈgærɑːʒɪst|
Also ‖ garagiste.
[Fr. garagiste.]
The owner or proprietor of a commercial garage; an employee of a garage.
1928Observer 11 Mar. 12/2 The wayside garagist who sold the tins of petrol. 1958Spectator 22 Aug. 247/3 The can was filled up by an Old Etonian garagiste. 1961P. Ustinov Loser iv. 71 The local mechanic and only garagist for kilometers round. 1967Punch 20 Sept. 426/1, I had not expected to meet with so much opposition and dismay when I casually mentioned my intention to the garagists. 1967Observer (Colour Suppl.) 22 Oct. 33/3, I arrived at a French garage..one night and announced that the engine was falling out. The garagiste greeted the news with the tired smile of those accustomed to dealing with the ignorant. |