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
Recent Examples on the Web
Holt worked as a social studies and driver’s education teacher and in a grain mill before retiring and moving to the trailer park, where Smith hired him as a handyman and groundskeeper.
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Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
Local handyman and historian David (Webster) helps along the way, finding his own surprising connection.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
After leaving the Army, his father, John, worked as a handyman.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
But avoid the ugly sanding marks left by your handyman by refinishing entire boards: all of the new pieces plus the old floorboards that the handyman marred.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Ask a handyman to drill holes in the sill to let any moisture drain to the exterior of your home rather than dripping down inside the walls.
—Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2023
In the Hulu series The Bear, the chef and restaurateur plays a lovable restaurant handyman.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 June 2023
He was named after both his father, who worked as a handyman, and paternal grandfather.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
In tonight’s movie, an innocent run-in with a local handyman leads to a budding romance.
—Mike Rose, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
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Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
Local handyman and historian David (Webster) helps along the way, finding his own surprising connection.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
After leaving the Army, his father, John, worked as a handyman.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
But avoid the ugly sanding marks left by your handyman by refinishing entire boards: all of the new pieces plus the old floorboards that the handyman marred.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Ask a handyman to drill holes in the sill to let any moisture drain to the exterior of your home rather than dripping down inside the walls.
—Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2023
In the Hulu series The Bear, the chef and restaurateur plays a lovable restaurant handyman.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 June 2023
He was named after both his father, who worked as a handyman, and paternal grandfather.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
In tonight’s movie, an innocent run-in with a local handyman leads to a budding romance.
—Mike Rose, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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handyman
noun
handy·man
-ˌman
: a person who does various small jobs
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