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handy man

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hand⋅y⋅man

[han-dee-man]
–noun, plural -men.
a person hired to do various small jobs, esp. in the maintenance of an apartment building, office building, or the like.

Origin:
1870–75; handy + man 1


See -man.
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hand·y·man also handy man   (hān'dē-mān')   
n.  A man who does odd jobs or various small tasks.
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