handyman

noun

ˈhan-dē-ˌman How to pronounce handyman (audio)
Definition of handymannext
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 Pipes burst, the restaurant floods and the handyman Fak brothers are no help. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 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 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 See All Example Sentences for handyman
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doctor
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  • Then the 1815 Apothecaries’ Act in Britain required doctors to learn botany, and the demand for lectures surged, among both students and interested outsiders.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2026
  • Jackson and its Miami Transplant Institute, for example, use doctors from the University of Miami Health System.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of doctor

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