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handyman
noun handy·man \-dē-ˌman\
: a person (especially a man) who is skillful at doing small jobs (such as household repairs)
Full Definition of HANDYMAN
1
: a person who does odd jobs
2
: one competent in a variety of small skills or inventive or ingenious in repair or maintenance work —called also handyperson
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First Known Use of HANDYMAN
1872
Related to HANDYMAN
- Synonyms
- handyperson
Rhymes with HANDYMAN
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