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Recent Examples of do-it-yourselfer
One do-it-yourselfer demonstrating step-by-step how to rewire an electrical outlet via a TikTok video replaces thousands of dads and grandpas who could do the same thing.
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Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for do-it-yourselfer
Noun
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At another site, the bones of a 34-year-old cellphone repairman were found.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Switches have been around since the 1980s, when Jorge Leon, a Venezuelan gun repairman, noticed that the trigger mechanism in Glock guns could be manipulated.—
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rivers’ goal is to regenerate the psychic nerves of these shattered servicemen.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Joe Negri, a jazz guitarist best known to generations of children and their parents as the kindly, music-loving handyman of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, died Saturday, May 30, at a senior living facility outside Pittsburgh.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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But Romano was shown the door during rehearsals, replaced in the pilot by Greg Lee, and then Joe Rogan was cast as a new character, handyman Joe, in episode 2 and would stay on board for all five seasons.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Shades of Green Sara McDaniel, designer, renovator, and creator of Simply Southern Cottage, says shades of green will be taking home exteriors by storm in 2026.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 May 2026
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This one might seem obvious, but even the most skilled renovator makes mistakes here.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Best International Narrative Feature went to Labrador — Autopsy of Silence, directed by Rodrigue Jean, which follows an Inuk mechanic who is suspected of murder on a freighter.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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The footage also showed off some new gameplay features, including a modernised revision to the active reload mechanic that Gears of War pioneered.—
George Yang,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Ruth has a largely impeccable physical from her doctors, as Tom discovers.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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The outlet reported that Feldman felt sick on the flight and was examined by a doctor who happened to be on board.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Though it was repaired, the repairer kept fragments for himself.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Do-it-yourselfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-it-yourselfer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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