as in doctor
a person who does general repairs or maintenance work
hired a handyman to paint the porch, clean the gutters, and replace the broken window
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Recent Examples of handyman
The garden’s handyman of four decades, Jesus Rodriguez, recalled being asked to install a screen door off the kitchen, because Dylan liked to be able to hear people on the street.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2024
The handyman added that a number of his daughter’s friends are doing the same and refusing to fill out the FAFSA form.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
After getting fired from her Rockette-y gig, a Broadway star (Britt Robertson) returns home and, finding out her parents are about to lose their music hall, trains a hunky handyman (Chad Michael Murray) and other dudes for an all-male dance revue to save the place.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Jerry Savage was a handyman who worked mostly as an electrician and a carpenter.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2024
The handyman added that a number of his daughter’s friends are doing the same and refusing to fill out the FAFSA form.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
After getting fired from her Rockette-y gig, a Broadway star (Britt Robertson) returns home and, finding out her parents are about to lose their music hall, trains a hunky handyman (Chad Michael Murray) and other dudes for an all-male dance revue to save the place.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Jerry Savage was a handyman who worked mostly as an electrician and a carpenter.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for handyman
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handyman. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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