handyman
A person who does small tasks and odd jobs, especially building repairs and the likeA person who does small tasks and odd jobs, especially building repairs and the like.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)A person who does small tasks and odd jobs, especially building repairs and the like.
I complained that the heat was not working, and the landlord sent the handyman to fix it.
Mädchen für alles, Heimwerker, Hausmeister
умелецumelec, мастер на все рукиmaster na vse ruki, разнорабочийraznorabočij
a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
Examples
20 sentencesTom used to be our handyman.
deTom war unser Handwerker. — christian42
Tom is an all-around handyman.
Tom is a handyman.
I'm not a handyman.
Tom isn't a handyman.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
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Forms
plural: handymenSynonyms
2 synonyms- a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks:jack of all tradesodd-job man
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.