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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But Romano was shown the door during rehearsals, replaced in the pilot by Greg Lee, and then Joe Rogan was cast as a new character, handyman Joe, in episode 2 and would stay on board for all five seasons.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026 -
In addition, the king also would ask the handyman musician to play for him.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Nurses, doctors and pharmacists, as well as health groups such as the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Cancer Society (ACS), had the broad support of 80 percent or more of respondents.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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Ferguson explained that Brown would be assigned a medical doctor who will evaluate him.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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“Handyperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handyperson. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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