do-it-yourselfer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for do-it-yourselfer
Noun
  • In a piece with David Remnick maybe 20 years ago, Bruce talked about being a repairman, and using music to repair parts of himself.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
  • In his role at Proximity, Morrison serves as the weaver, loom repairman, payroll manager, shipping person and quality control inspector.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Unverified image of a Russian serviceman holding a Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone on August 6, 2024.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The home had been loaned to the federal government's United Service Organization (U.S.O.) to serve as a hub of entertainment for the servicemen and women who were training at the nearby U.S. Naval Air Station Grosse Ile, which operated from 1927-1969 as a flight-training base.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Seubert worked for more than two decades as a handyman for a man who owned Chicago apartment buildings.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • When her fiancé arrived, the handyman ended up needing a trip to the hospital himself, according to police.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This one might seem obvious, but even the most skilled renovator makes mistakes here.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In Animal Crossing, Tom Nook runs the town shop and provides home loans (paid out in bells, the in-game currency) that keep players perpetually in debt, which is a core mechanic of the game.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Directed by veteran action filmmaker Art Camacho, the film follows Tony (Foster), a former Marine trying to rebuild his life as a mechanic—until his brother (Collins) crosses the wrong people and ignites a violent chain of events.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Julia Norem, now a doctor in the Fayetteville area, lost her father Walt Norem in that plane crash.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Sutton-Schulman got L settled in, met with his doctors and, for the first time in months, felt some hope.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Do-it-yourselfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-it-yourselfer. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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