repo mannoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈriː.pəʊ ˌmæn//ˈriː.poʊ ˌmæn/mainly US informala person whose job is to repossess something (= take something back from someone who is buying it over a period of time and who cannot continue to make payments):
There are several things you can do to avoid a visit from the repo man.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bay idiom
- bag
- cage
- capture
- catch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- seize
- sequester
- snag
- snatch
- snatch at sth
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