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

Synonyms

• doctor
• 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

When her fiancé arrived, the handyman ended up needing a trip to the hospital himself, according to police. —Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025

Late Tuesday afternoon, Luis Pliego, 42, a handyman working to shutter the windows on the charred building with plywood, told the Tribune that the building manager had moved several families to a different building owned by the same company on the Far South Side. —Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025

Sneed, a motel handyman, was sentenced to life for the crime, while Glossip received the death penalty. —Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 July 2025

Inside the Home Depot, Calvin King, a 65-year-old handyman from Elk Grove, was buying materials for laminate flooring. —Ethan Wolin july 17, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing handyman

• handyman's special

Rhymes for handyman

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan
• minuteman

Kids Definition

handyman

noun

handy·​man -ˌman 

: a person who does various small jobs