garagistn.
/ˈɡarɑːʒɪst/ The owner or proprietor of a commercial garage; an employee of a garage.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > [noun] > service station > owner or worker
pump attendant1906
gas attendant1923
garagist1928
pump jockey1954
petrol attendant1955
1928 Observer 11 Mar. 12/2 The wayside garagist who sold the tins of petrol.
1958 Spectator 22 Aug. 247/3 The can was filled up by an Old Etonian garagiste.
1961 P. Ustinov Loser iv. 71 The local mechanic and only garagist for kilometers round.
1967 Punch 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.
1967 Observer 22 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 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.
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