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Recent Examples of do-it-yourselfer
One do-it-yourselfer demonstrating step-by-step how to rewire an electrical outlet via a TikTok video replaces thousands of dads and grandpas who could do the same thing.
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Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for do-it-yourselfer
Noun
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Larry Colvin is a proud Vietnam veteran who's been forced back into the working world after 10 years of retirement as a repairman.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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What Weston really wanted to do was to work as a radio and TV repairman.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Robert Roberts and his wife Iris White chronicle much, including Black servicemen who came back from the war with European brides.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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For much of the 20th century in the United States, tattoos were associated with rebellion and criminality — linked to prisoners, gangs and subcultures, as well as servicemen like sailors and soldiers.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each of them identified James Solages, a Haitian-American handyman and one of the defendants in the Miami case, as a leader of the group in Haiti.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Marty’s role is to complain anytime the temperature drops below 80, but also serves as the neighborhood’s generous handyman, known to fix a malfunctioning garage door mid-match.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This one might seem obvious, but even the most skilled renovator makes mistakes here.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He was born in San Francisco, the son of an aircraft mechanic and a freelance illustrator.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors said the mechanic told Ramirez to grab his gun.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The group contains multiple doctors and lawyers.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Charlotte Observer spoke to North Carolina doctors about how to mitigate your colon cancer risk by eating less red meat, less ultraprocessed food and more fiber.—
Eva Flowe
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Though it was repaired, the repairer kept fragments for himself.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Do-it-yourselfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-it-yourselfer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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