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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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