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do-it-yourselfers

noun

plural of do-it-yourselfer
as in repairmen

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  1. servicemen
  2. doctors
  3. handymen
Noun
  • About 167,000 servicemen have returned from Ukraine, presidential administration official Sergei Novikov said in December, although Russian media reports and experts say the number is probably higher.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Its most prominent feature was the Rock, a small mountain honeycombed with thirty-four miles of tunnels that housed some sixteen thousand British servicemen as well as an American liaison office.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of servicemen
Noun
  • While many doctors urge their player patients to wait until their inflammation goes down before having surgery, Mahomes said his doctors urged him to get the surgery before the inflammation took root.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Waystar’s software is used by hospitals and doctors to manage payments.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of doctors
Noun
  • Try running a vacation rental somewhere without reliable cleaners, handymen or a guest base.
    — Avery Carl, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Such offenders will use all different ruses to distract the victim, such as claiming to be utility workers, tree trimmers, or handymen working on neighbors' houses.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of handymen
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