Definition of maintenance man in English:
maintenance man
nounPlural maintenance men
A person employed to look after a building or piece of equipment.
the maintenance man found smoke coming out of the apartment
Example sentencesExamples
- She stood out of the way while the hotel manager and the maintenance men worked to get the elevator running again.
- The dedicated group of staff consists of carers, cooks, a full-time domestic cleaner and a maintenance man, which allows for the smooth running of the home.
- A maintenance man checked the platform and found a bolt missing, but told Glover it was safe to keep working until it was replaced.
- A crew of maintenance men were dispatched to take out the entire row of seats to free the kid.
- The hotel's maintenance man was unavailable.
- Her father lived on the Manton House estate for many years, where he worked as a maintenance man.
- The maintenance man is moving the thermostat in our office today.
- The maintenance men put an embargo on overtime until the firm agrees to negotiate on the increases.
- George, the maintenance man, is trying his best to keep the field looking decent, but there is only so much he can do.
- The maintenance man was working to override the store's lighting system, which is set to automatically turn the lights on an hour later.