rehabber

English

Etymology

From rehab +‎ -er.

Noun

rehabber (plural rehabbers)

  1. (informal) A rehabilitator; a person who rehabilitates buildings or animals.
    • 1988 January 29, Ben Joravsky, “Can Ron Gan extend the boundaries of Lincoln Park? To West Town?”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      At the time, he was a 30-year-old home rehabber and realtor who had worked on several successful projects but had not quite hit the Lincoln Park boom in a really big way.
  2. (informal) One who is in rehab for drug abuse etc.
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