utility man

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noun

a worker expected to serve in any capacity when called on.

an actor of miscellaneous small parts.

Baseball. a player who is not a regular and whose value lies in an ability to play several positions.

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Origin of utility man

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby utility man

utilitarian, utilitarianism, utility, utility function, utility knife, utility man, utility player, utility pole, utility program, utility room, utility truck

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How to use utility man in a sentence

Josh Harrison, the club’s veteran utility man, has 214 career starts at third and could slide in.
The questions surrounding Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom|Jesse Dougherty|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
"Here's the cord," and he led the general utility man to the hole and helped him to get down.
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
In the meantime a message was sent to the general utility man that he was wanted at the top of the hill at once.
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
"I shan't never come out to this hill again, not fer nobody," grumbled the general utility man, and walked off.
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)

He joined the company in about the middle of that season in which I acted principally as utility man.
Life on the Stage|Clara Morris
Then there is the comment of Patrick, our neighbor's utility man: "They know the char-acter you've made with that gun."
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.|William Chauncey Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for utility man

utility man

noun mainly US

a worker who is expected to serve in any of several capacities

an actor who plays any of numerous small parts

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