коммуна́льник

rare #63413

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
communal service worker, public utilities worker, municipal services employeepublic-services
Коммуна́льники обеща́ли почини́ть трубы́ к утру.
The utility workers promised to fix the pipes by morning.
Colloquial term for staff of housing and utility companies (ЖКХ).
2.
(rare) resident of a communal apartment, communal flat dweller
Коммуна́льники по о́череди убира́ли о́бщую ку́хню.
The residents of the communal apartment took turns cleaning the shared kitchen.
Colloquial; rare.

Examples

Мой брат работает коммунальником в нашем городе.
My brother works for the municipal services in our city.
Коммунальники всю ночь чистили дороги от снега.
Municipal workers cleared the roads of snow all night.
Жильцы вызвали коммунальника из-за прорыва трубы.
The residents called a municipal worker because a pipe had burst.