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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Among a standout cast in Kenneth Lonergan's stirring family drama, Affleck deftly navigates a whole range of emotions as a contentious Boston handyman and black sheep of his New England hometown.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
During the two-week trial, jurors heard potentially pivotal testimony from handyman Jeromy Holding, who corroborated Saxon’s claims that the project had no permits, and nobody considered Saxon the right guy to handle permitting.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Robert Anderson, the lead detective on the case, got the copies, one of which was a letter that Friedmann had addressed to a relative of his by marriage, Greg Hall (no relation to the sheriff), a handyman who lived in a Nashville apartment complex where Friedmann had once resided.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Jonas Ebeneser, handyman, has no illusions.
—The Know, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
During the two-week trial, jurors heard potentially pivotal testimony from handyman Jeromy Holding, who corroborated Saxon’s claims that the project had no permits, and nobody considered Saxon the right guy to handle permitting.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Robert Anderson, the lead detective on the case, got the copies, one of which was a letter that Friedmann had addressed to a relative of his by marriage, Greg Hall (no relation to the sheriff), a handyman who lived in a Nashville apartment complex where Friedmann had once resided.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Jonas Ebeneser, handyman, has no illusions.
—The Know, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handyman. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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handyman
noun
handy·man
-ˌman
: a person who does various small jobs
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