as in doctor
a person who does general repairs or maintenance work
hired a handyman to paint the porch, clean the gutters, and replace the broken window
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Recent Examples of handyman
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.
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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
Bloch was influenced by the arrest of serial murderer Ed Gein, a handyman and sometime babysitter who lived on a farm in Wisconsin and was found to have dismembered the bodies of his victims.
—Therie Hendrey-Seabrook, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026
Kanye West is seeking to overturn the $150,000 jury verdict awarded to handyman Tony Saxon after a recent two-week trial in Los Angeles.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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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
Bloch was influenced by the arrest of serial murderer Ed Gein, a handyman and sometime babysitter who lived on a farm in Wisconsin and was found to have dismembered the bodies of his victims.
—Therie Hendrey-Seabrook, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026
Kanye West is seeking to overturn the $150,000 jury verdict awarded to handyman Tony Saxon after a recent two-week trial in Los Angeles.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handyman
doctor
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When Danh was initially hospitalized overseas on April 9, doctors diagnosed her with acute liver failure, among other serious health issues.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The ship’s only doctor—a very nice guy who has been running around taking care of people—is sick.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handyman. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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