as in handyman
a person who does general repairs or maintenance work
she's a real handyperson who can fix anything around the house
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Noun
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When her fiancé arrived, the handyman ended up needing a trip to the hospital himself, according to police.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Late Tuesday afternoon, Luis Pliego, 42, a handyman working to shutter the windows on the charred building with plywood, told the Tribune that the building manager had moved several families to a different building owned by the same company on the Far South Side.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
Noun
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After removing the orb interloper, doctors treated the man with corticosteroids—both oral and eye drop forms—to help with the inflammation.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Since the 2014 inspection, FDA records show, the agency has received thousands of reports from doctors and others noting concerns about the drugs that Sun makes at the Halol factory and at other plants.—
Megan Rose,
ProPublica,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Handyperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handyperson. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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