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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She was called to testify at the civil trial after Saxon, a 35-year-old musician, vintage record dealer, and handyman, filed legal claims in 2023 over his seven-week tenure working on the house in late 2021.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 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
Gales, who was homeless and worked for the family as a handyman, was the other suspect.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 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
Gales, who was homeless and worked for the family as a handyman, was the other suspect.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handyman. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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handyman
noun
handy·man
-ˌman
: a person who does various small jobs
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