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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Dmytro worked in construction and sowed a reputation as an expert handyman.
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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
Bernie looks and sounds like your basic bumbling small-screen patriarch — complete with slippers and Jesus sweater — until a trio of Russian handymen led by the villainous Piotr (Jan Bijovet) begin to steadily rip apart his home board by board and promptly take Bernie’s entire family hostage.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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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
Bernie looks and sounds like your basic bumbling small-screen patriarch — complete with slippers and Jesus sweater — until a trio of Russian handymen led by the villainous Piotr (Jan Bijovet) begin to steadily rip apart his home board by board and promptly take Bernie’s entire family hostage.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Handyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handyman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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