handyman
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Although I’m a writer with no talent for handyman projects, Bill always assured me and his other customers that we were up to the task.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
“You never knew if he was going to be having lunch with the former chief of police or his former handyman who came by once a week, and everyone in between.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025
And the writers always find the sweetest ways to do that, as when Hank finds out his new retirement hobby as a handyman comes with the expectation of free therapy from his younger clients.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2025
It was at this building that Albert met Paul, a handyman who had recently retired.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
But before I explain that Dad is the absolute last person to fix electrical problems—he once hired a handyman to change a lightbulb—Camille runs into the kitchen.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.