dépanneur
repairman, troubleshooter
noun day-pah-NUR Rare
Origin: From dépanner (to fix a breakdown)
Also means
convenience store (Quebec French)
Usage Note
Dépanneur in metropolitan French is the person who fixes a breakdown — a dépanneur automobile is a breakdown mechanic. In Quebec, however, un dépanneur is a corner convenience store, a usage that surprises French visitors. The verb dépanner is also used informally to mean 'to help someone out of a jam'.
Examples
"Le dépanneur a réparé la chaudière en deux heures."
Natural Translation
The repairman fixed the boiler in two hours.
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