One who clouts, mends, or patches (literal and figurative); a cobbler, or patcher; a botcher.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > mender > [noun] (30) clouterc1440 One who clouts, mends, or patches (literal and figurative); a cobbler, or patcher; a botcher. maker-up?a1444 A person who fashions, constructs, prepares for use, or manufactures something; a manufacturer… a person who makes up something or someone, formerly… botcher1499 More generally: a person who mends or repairs things. Also figurative. Now somewhat rare. repairer?1504 A person who or thing which repairs something. reparationer1520 a repairer. patcher1528 A person who or thing which patches something. Also (occasionally) in patcher-up. bodger1538 A tailor; spec. one who carries out repairs, as opposed to one who makes new clothing. Obsolete (English regional (midlands) in later use). repareller1546 a repairer. mender1552 A person who mends something; a repairer or improver (of). sarcinator1646 A mender, patcher. vamper1712 One who vamps or patches. Also with up. piecer1764 A person who joins something together or patches something up. Also occasionally as piecer-out. renovator1827 A person who repairs or refurbishes something; (now esp.) one who renovates a building. repairman1856 A person (esp. a man) who repairs vehicles, machinery, appliances, etc. fixer?1881 One who fixes. Now, esp. one who arranges or adjusts matters (often illicitly). serviceman1905 orig. U.S. A man who maintains and repairs vehicles, equipment, etc. Cf. service, n.1 37a. Mr Fixit1924 a man who fixes something; esp. a man who arranges matters or sets up deals (often illicitly); cf. fixer, n. 1. fixit man1949 attributive. Pertaining to, established for, or characterized by making repairs; that mends or puts right. Esp. as fixit man, fixit shop. fixit1982 A person who mends, puts right, or ‘fixes’ things; esp. as a nickname with Mr., Miss, etc. prefixed: see Mr Fixit n. at Mr, n. compounds. Subcategories:— who repairs in makeshift manner (1) — showing no sign of repair (1) — of pots, kettles, etc. (6) — of smoky chimneys (2) — one who darns (1) |
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