handyman

English

A handyman at work.

Etymology

handy +‎ -man

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhændimæn/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

handyman (plural handymen)

(informal) A man who does small tasks and odd jobs

Synonyms

jack of all trades
odd-job man

Translations

man who does odd tasks

Bulgarian: момче за всичко n (momče za vsičko)
Czech: údržbář (cs) m
Danish: altmuligmand c
Dutch: manusje-van-alles (nl), handige jongen m
Finnish: yleismies, nikkari (fi)
French: homme à tout faire (fr)
German: (closest match, but very informal and possibly rude) Mädchen für alles (de) n; (one repairing things in their own house) Heimwerker (de) m; (one repairing things as a job) Hausmeister (de) m; Handwerker (de) m; Reparateur m; (one doing small, unskilled jobs for others) Handlanger (de) m
Hebrew: תיקונצ'יק‎ m
Kabuverdianu: buldonhe

Norwegian:
Bokmål: altmuligmann (no) m

Nynorsk: altmogelegmann m
Polish: złota rączka (pl)
Portuguese: faz-tudo (pt)
Russian: умелец (ru) m (umelec), мастер на все руки (ru) m (master na vse ruki), разнорабочий (ru) m (raznorabočij)
Spanish: manitas (es), todólogo m, hacelotodo (es) m or f
Westrobothnian: slangar m

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