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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Marty’s role is to complain anytime the temperature drops below 80, but also serves as the neighborhood’s generous handyman, known to fix a malfunctioning garage door mid-match.
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Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
And now, their 49-year-old father, Armando Gonzalez, a local handyman, is facing the threat of deportation after he was detained by federal immigration agents in Big Bear Lake this week.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
That was the case for Michael Kondur, a handyman who was filling up his truck last week at a Valero station at West 88th Avenue and Pecos Street in Thornton, in Evans’ congressional district.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Marty is self-absorbed, forgetful, doesn’t much like people and spends hours online looking for advice about how to be a handyman.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
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Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
And now, their 49-year-old father, Armando Gonzalez, a local handyman, is facing the threat of deportation after he was detained by federal immigration agents in Big Bear Lake this week.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
That was the case for Michael Kondur, a handyman who was filling up his truck last week at a Valero station at West 88th Avenue and Pecos Street in Thornton, in Evans’ congressional district.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Marty is self-absorbed, forgetful, doesn’t much like people and spends hours online looking for advice about how to be a handyman.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for handyman
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handyman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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handyman
noun
handy·man
-ˌman
: a person who does various small jobs
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