Definition
A person who darns clothes, or a dragonfly (because of its resemblance to a needle used for darning).
Etymology
From 'darn' plus the agent suffix '-er,' meaning 'one who darns.' The dragonfly meaning emerged from folk etymology due to the insect's needle-like appearance and rapid movements resembling sewing motions.
Kelly Says
Darning needles were the original name for dragonflies, but it's completely wrong—dragonflies don't darn anything! People just thought they looked like sewing needles, and the nickname stuck for over 200 years.
Translations
ARالعربية
صانع الإصلاح
sa-na-e al-i-slaaḥ
BNবাংলা
সংস্কারক
song-skar-ok
CACatalà
reparell
re-pa-rell
CSČeština
opravář
op-ra-var
DADansk
reparatør
re-pa-ra-toer
DEDeutsch
Flicker
flik-er
ELΕλληνικά
κατασκευαστής
ka-ta-ske-vas-tis
ESEspañol
reparador
re-pa-ra-dor
FISuomi
korjaaja
kor-ja-a-ja
FRFrançais
réparateur
re-pa-ra-tewr
HEעברית
מ bezit
me-be-zit
HIहिन्दी
सुधारक
su-dhaar-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjahit
pen-ja-hit
IGIG
onye na-eme
on-ye na-e-me
ITItaliano
riparatore
ri-pa-ra-to-re
MSBahasa Melayu
penjahit
pen-ja-hit
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်သူ
pyu-pyin-thu
NLNederlands
reparateur
re-pa-ra-teur
NONorsk
reparatør
re-pa-ra-toer
PLPolski
naprawca
na-pra-v-tsa
PTPortuguês
reparador
re-pa-ra-dor
RORomână
reparator
re-pa-ra-tor
RUРусский
ремонтник
remontnik
SVSvenska
reparatör
re-pa-ra-toer
SWKiswahili
mrejeshaji
mre-je-sha-ji
TAதமிழ்
தானியக்காரர்
tha-ani-yak-ka-rar
TEతెలుగు
మending
men-ding
THไทย
ช่างซ่อม
chaang song
TLTL
taga-ayos
ta-ga-a-yos
TRTürkçe
tamircı
tam-ir-ci
UKУкраїнська
ремонтник
re-mont-nik
URاردو
مرمت کار
mar-mat-kar
VITiếng Việt
người vá
ngoo-vai
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li