do-it-yourselfer

Definition of do-it-yourselfernext

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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. Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for do-it-yourselfer
Noun
  • At another site, the bones of a 34-year-old cellphone repairman were found.
    Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • 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
  • Sherman's lawyer previously said his client was also a retired military serviceman and successful businessman.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Now, some 80 years later, researchers have uncovered the servicemen’s final resting place.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Acrew offers professional handyman services.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
  • My husband often needs help with heavy handyman jobs.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • This one might seem obvious, but even the most skilled renovator makes mistakes here.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Sky Helicopter Tours’ Marcelo Andrade, 56, doesn’t show up in the FAA’s Airmen Inquiry as having a certificate to pilot an airplane or a helicopter, or work as a mechanic.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Hodge was a mechanic at the UPS facility in Grass Valley in Nevada County.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The complications are horrifying doctors.
    Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Companies are aggressively marketing home medical kits containing prescription antibiotics and other drugs for self-treatment, bypassing traditional doctor visits.
    Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Though it was repaired, the repairer kept fragments for himself.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025

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“Do-it-yourselfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-it-yourselfer. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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