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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By Silvia Marchetti | CNN A bargain-price home in a beautiful town — with a cleaner and a handyman thrown in for good measure — would be enough of a deal for many people to make the leap to Italy, but American Keith Richardson had one other key requirement.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
More information is coming to light about the gruesome killing of an 82-year-old Washington state woman who was found buried in concrete inside a shed, leading to the arrest of her handyman.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Investigators said on April 1 that Marcia Norman had dinner with her handyman, Jeffrey Zizz.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Rebecca Schwartz allegedly embezzled money from her husband for years, giving it to her kids and starting a marijuana grow house with her handyman, Florin said.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
More information is coming to light about the gruesome killing of an 82-year-old Washington state woman who was found buried in concrete inside a shed, leading to the arrest of her handyman.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Investigators said on April 1 that Marcia Norman had dinner with her handyman, Jeffrey Zizz.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Rebecca Schwartz allegedly embezzled money from her husband for years, giving it to her kids and starting a marijuana grow house with her handyman, Florin said.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handyman
doctor
Noun
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Industry surveys show that only about half of men experiencing ED speak to a doctor, and even fewer discuss it with their partners.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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More proof of that point: Data show women are more likely than men to show up solo to doctor’s appointments for sleep apnea than with their bed partner.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 June 2025
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handyman. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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