handyman
noun
handy·man
ˈhan-dē-ˌman 
1
: a person who does odd jobs
2
: one competent in a variety of small skills or inventive or ingenious in repair or maintenance work
called also handyperson
Examples of handyman in a Sentence
hired a handyman to paint the porch, clean the gutters, and replace the broken window
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More information is coming to light about the gruesome killing of an 82-year-old Washington state woman who was found buried in concrete inside a shed, leading to the arrest of her handyman.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Investigators said on April 1 that Marcia Norman had dinner with her handyman, Jeffrey Zizz.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Rebecca Schwartz allegedly embezzled money from her husband for years, giving it to her kids and starting a marijuana grow house with her handyman, Florin said.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Jesse Kesler, who worked as Hackman’s contractor and handyman for 16 years, was identified as one of two local workers who came upon the devastating scene at the couple’s sprawling home on Feb. 26, while helping with a welfare check, the Daily Mail reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Investigators said on April 1 that Marcia Norman had dinner with her handyman, Jeffrey Zizz.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Rebecca Schwartz allegedly embezzled money from her husband for years, giving it to her kids and starting a marijuana grow house with her handyman, Florin said.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Jesse Kesler, who worked as Hackman’s contractor and handyman for 16 years, was identified as one of two local workers who came upon the devastating scene at the couple’s sprawling home on Feb. 26, while helping with a welfare check, the Daily Mail reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handyman. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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handyman
noun
handy·man
-ˌman
: a person who does various small jobs
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