SERVICE MAN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A skilled worker whose job is to repair things

Synonyms:

maintenance man; repairman; service man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("service man" is a kind of...):

fixer; mender; repairer (a skilled worker who mends or repairs things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "service man"):

auto-mechanic; automobile mechanic; car-mechanic; grease monkey; mechanic (someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles)

handyman; jack of all trades; odd-job man (a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks)

trouble shooter; troubleshooter (a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices))