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
Casey Affleck stars as Lee Chandler, a handyman going through the motions of living until the death of his brother.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth Smart’s infamous 2002 kidnapping in Utah was carried out by a man later identified as a handyman who had previously worked at the family’s home.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Her husband, Jim, gave up on his fledgling handyman business and started looking for a job with insurance coverage.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
The following day there was a break in the case when Ricky Chavis, a local handyman who had befriended Terry and often took care of his sons while Terry was at work, brought Derek and Alex to the sheriff’s station.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth Smart’s infamous 2002 kidnapping in Utah was carried out by a man later identified as a handyman who had previously worked at the family’s home.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Her husband, Jim, gave up on his fledgling handyman business and started looking for a job with insurance coverage.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
The following day there was a break in the case when Ricky Chavis, a local handyman who had befriended Terry and often took care of his sons while Terry was at work, brought Derek and Alex to the sheriff’s station.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handyman
doctor
Noun
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Scrubs stars Braff and Faison as best friends who work as doctors at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Court records show that Acacio, along with two other doctors, failed to pay more than $243,000 in rent on the Laguna Niguel office for roughly a year.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handyman. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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