mender
One who restores
A mender is someone who mends—repairs or fixes things.
The word appears most often in compounds: fence mender, net mender, shoe mender.
To be a mender of fences is to work at restoring damaged relationships.
Material covering damage
restore · cobbler · tailor · seamstress · tinker · splice · reattach · reweave
Restore to working order
- upkeepOngoing preservation effort
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- handymanVersatile home repairer
- tradespersonSkilled manual laborer
technician · mechanic · adjustment · tuning · troubleshoot · serviceman · appliance · equipment
One who restores health
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- therapistMental health practitioner
counselor · soother · comforter · fixer · bridge-builder · relationship · rift · breach
Artifact preservation expert
- restorerOne who repairs
- antiquesValuable old items
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
rehabilitation · refurbishment · reconstruction · heritage · curator · authenticity · patina · frescoes
patch
Material covering damage
fix · restore · cobbler · tailor · seamstress · tinker · splice · reattach · reweave · resole
repair
Restore to working order
- upkeepOngoing preservation effort
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- handymanVersatile home repairer
tradesperson · technician · mechanic · adjustment · tuning · troubleshoot · serviceman · appliance · equipment · preventive
healer
One who restores health
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
therapist · counselor · soother · comforter · fixer · bridge-builder · relationship · rift · breach · wound
conservator
Artifact preservation expert
preservation · rehabilitation · refurbishment · reconstruction · heritage · curator · authenticity · patina · frescoes · tapestry
- textile workerstailor, dressmaker, weaver, weavers, spinner
- hose fittingshose clamp, coupler, connector, coupling, quick connect
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
- knittersknitter
- wool workersshearer, scourer, carder, comber, spinner
menderdemolisher
One who destroys structures
dismantler · ravager · annihilator · despoiler · obliterator
- make do and mendPhilosophy of resourceful repair
- on the mendGradually recovering health
- mended one's waysCorrected past behavior
- mending fencesRepairing damaged relationships
- mend fencesRestore strained relations
- mend one's waysCorrect one's behavior
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