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handyman

[han-dee-man]

hand·y·man

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

Origin:
1870–75; handy + man1


See -man.

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handyman (ˈhændɪˌmæn)
 
n , pl -men
1.  a man employed to do various tasks
2.  a man skilled in odd jobs, etc

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