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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The book opens with the 1982 murder of a well-off elderly white woman, Dorothy Edwards, in Greenwood, South Carolina—a murder for which Elmore, an intellectually disabled Black handyman, is swiftly convicted and sentenced to death.
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Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
Dmytro worked in construction and sowed a reputation as an expert handyman.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Morris, who ran his own handyman business, had gone to the Casey Drive apartment on Nov. 7, 2021, to change the locks.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
Marshall Williams and Neil Crone — who recurred in Season 1 as handyman Sam and hotel manager Ronnie, respectively — are not mentioned in Season 2’s cast list.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 20 Sep. 2024
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Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
Dmytro worked in construction and sowed a reputation as an expert handyman.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Morris, who ran his own handyman business, had gone to the Casey Drive apartment on Nov. 7, 2021, to change the locks.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
Marshall Williams and Neil Crone — who recurred in Season 1 as handyman Sam and hotel manager Ronnie, respectively — are not mentioned in Season 2’s cast list.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handyman. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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