self-repper

9.9

A person who fixes or changes their own clothes and small items at home

noun
/ˈsɛlfˌrɛpər/

Neologism

: autoreparador

He has always been a self-repper, preferring to mend things rather than throw them away.

Examples

During lockdown, many people discovered their inner self-repper by fixing clothes and gadgets at home.
Many self-reppers enjoy upcycling old clothes.
Being a self-repper saves money and reduces waste.
She is a talented self-repper.
During lockdown, many people discovered their inner self-repper by fixing clothes and gadgets at home.
He has always been a self-repper, preferring to mend things rather than throw them away.
Being a self-repper saves money and reduces waste.

Synonyms

restorer

vsself-repper

6 5.0

A skilled person who repairs old buildings, paintings or furniture to look like new

does this work personally on own items rather than relying on professionals

reconstructor

vsself-repper

1 7.1

A person or tool that rebuilds things to look and work as before

does the same personally on small belongings rather than large rebuilds

How Handy

repairer

1 3.0

handyman

47 2.7

self-repper

Neologism

9.9

tinkerer

6 6.9

Surface Forms

self-repper singular

self-reppers plural

Morphology

self-repper = self + repair (transparent) = self + repair + er

The agentive '-er' attaches to the clear compound 'self' + 'repair', yielding a person who repairs their own belongings, which is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

The word self-repper comes from self and rep, where rep is short for repair or repurpose and means 'to fix' or 'to use again'. That's why a self-repper is someone who fixes or reuses their own things instead of throwing them away.