handyman
[ han-dee-man ]
noun,plural hand·y·men.
a person hired to do various small jobs, especially in the maintenance of an apartment building, office building, or the like.
Origin of handyman
1usage note For handyman
See -man.
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How to use handyman in a sentence
The governing attitude was rather that they should be used as auxiliaries, mercantile handymen, in a ship.
Merchantmen-at-Arms | David W. BoneSo they are true handymen in every sense of the word, and true patriots.
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British Dictionary definitions for handyman
handyman
/ (ˈhændɪˌmæn) /
nounplural -men
a man employed to do various tasks
a man skilled in odd jobs, etc
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