handymann.

Brit.

/ˈhandɪman/, U.S.

/ˈhændiˌmæn/

Inflections: Plural handymen.

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: handy adj., man n.¹

Etymology: < handy adj. + man n.¹

1. A man able or employed to undertake a variety of manual tasks; a general labourer; (now esp.) a man employed or engaged to carry out domestic repairs and building maintenance; an odd-job man.In early use perhaps not a fixed collocation: cf. handy adj. 1a. In later use occasionally used of women.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > [noun] > odd-job or handyman

factotum1562

Magister factotum1573

Johannes factotum1592

Jack of all trades1618

Tom of all trades1631

John-of-all-trades1639

handyman1742

odd man1743

gimcrack1766

Jack of all work1773

orraman1802

bottle washer1835

Jack1836

odd-jobs man1859

roustabout1862

hob-jobber1873

rouster1882

odd-jobber1886

knockabout1889

orra-loon1895

rouser1896

trouncer1896

leatherneck1898

loppy1898

rouseabout1901

bluetongue2002

1742 in C. Middleton Vindication (1743) 119 Being a willing handy Man, I brought him with me.

1801 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 346 Calvert is..what is well called a handy man. He is a good practical mechanic, etc.

1854 Artizan Feb. 27/2 An illiterate stoker..politely dubbed, in the language of commercial parlance, ‘a handy man’; but who is, nevertheless, a mere unskilled labourer.

1887 Notes & Queries 7th Ser. 3 514 Often heard among labourers, handy-men, and artizans.

1931 Amer. Mercury Jan. 104/1 Nice outside work—chop a little wood, mow the lawns, a handyman—easy.

1972 A. Helm tr. G. D. Roth Amateur Astronomer & his Telescope (Photo section) p. xiv Such cameras are relatively easy instruments for the clever handyman to make for himself.

2008 B. Cheal Become Handyman ii. 20 As an unlicensed handyman itʹs not our job to do bathroom or kitchen remodels.

2. colloquial. A sailor; spec. an able seaman. Now historical.Common in late 19th and early 20th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun]

shipmanc900

seamanOE

buscarlOE

shipperc1100

ship-gumec1275

marinerc1300

skipper1390

marinela1400

waterman1421

maryneller1470

seafarer1513

sea-fardingera1550

navigator1574

marinec1575

sailer1585

Triton1589

Neptunist1593

canvas-climber1609

sea-crab1609

tar-lubber1610

Neptunian1620

salt-rover1620

sailora1642

tarpaulin1647

otter1650

water dog1652

tarpauliana1656

Jack1659

tar1676

sea-animal1707

Jack tar1709

sailor-man1761

tarry-breeks1786

hearty1790

ocean-farera1806

tarry-jacket1822

Jacky1826

nautical1831

salt water1839

matelotc1847

knight of the tar-brush1866

main-yard man1867

gobby1883

tarry-John1888

blue jersey1889

lobscouser1889

flat-foot1897

handyman1899

1895 W. H. Stayton Naval Militiaman's Handbk. vi. 143 A good sailorman can accomplish much with but meagre materials. He is essentially a ‘handy man’, a jack of all trades.]

1899 H. Begbie Handy Man in Handy Man & Other Verses (1900) 5 Under the stars on the rolling deep stands the vigilant Handy Man.

1900 People 1 Apr. (Ware) The handy man. High praise for the naval brigade.

1911 Pop. Mech. Feb. 225/1 I have seen hundreds of these American handymen in the streets of London,..after a journey from Gravesend, where four of their big battleships take up a heap of room in the river.

1994 R. H. MacDonald Lang. of Empire i. 38 The media..told the public to call its..sailors..‘Bluejackets’ or ‘Handy Men’ (Able-Seamen) or ‘Her Majesty's Jollies’ (the Marines).

Compounds

handyman special n. North American colloquial something, esp. a house, which is in need of repair or renovation and is therefore offered for sale at a reduced price; a ‘fixer-upper’.

ΚΠ

1938 Winnipeg Free Press 18 Apr. 22/3 (advt.) Handyman specials... 8 rooms. Ideal for duplex. Good rental proposition.

1985 Yachting Jan. 282/1 (advt.) Ross Yacht Service... 32' Endeavour, 1979, Handyman Special.

2009 S. V. Phillips Seductive Power of Home Staging iii. 16 Homebuyers hungry to make a deal on what they perceive to be a ‘handyman special’.

handyman's special n. North American colloquial = handyman special n.

ΚΠ

1946 N.Y. Amsterdam News 21 Sept. 14/3 (advt.) Handyman's Special. 6 room, good substantial house, needs minor repairs.

1985 Yachting May 133/2 There is always a wide range of power- and sailboats in various conditions from sail-it-away versions to handyman's specials.

2005 J. Driscoll How like Angel xviii. 229 When she first stepped foot inside the cabin she was all floating eye,..sizing it up in a matter of minutes as a handyman's special.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handyman
释义	handymann. Brit. /ˈhandɪman/, U.S. /ˈhændiˌmæn/ Inflections: Plural handymen. Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: handy adj., man n.¹ Etymology: < handy adj. + man n.¹ 1. A man able or employed to undertake a variety of manual tasks; a general labourer; (now esp.) a man employed or engaged to carry out domestic repairs and building maintenance; an odd-job man.In early use perhaps not a fixed collocation: cf. handy adj. 1a. In later use occasionally used of women. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > [noun] > odd-job or handyman factotum1562 Magister factotum1573 Johannes factotum1592 Jack of all trades1618 Tom of all trades1631 John-of-all-trades1639 handyman1742 odd man1743 gimcrack1766 Jack of all work1773 orraman1802 bottle washer1835 Jack1836 odd-jobs man1859 roustabout1862 hob-jobber1873 rouster1882 odd-jobber1886 knockabout1889 orra-loon1895 rouser1896 trouncer1896 leatherneck1898 loppy1898 rouseabout1901 bluetongue2002 1742 in C. Middleton Vindication (1743) 119 Being a willing handy Man, I brought him with me. 1801 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 346 Calvert is..what is well called a handy man. He is a good practical mechanic, etc. 1854 Artizan Feb. 27/2 An illiterate stoker..politely dubbed, in the language of commercial parlance, ‘a handy man’; but who is, nevertheless, a mere unskilled labourer. 1887 Notes & Queries 7th Ser. 3 514 Often heard among labourers, handy-men, and artizans. 1931 Amer. Mercury Jan. 104/1 Nice outside work—chop a little wood, mow the lawns, a handyman—easy. 1972 A. Helm tr. G. D. Roth Amateur Astronomer & his Telescope (Photo section) p. xiv Such cameras are relatively easy instruments for the clever handyman to make for himself. 2008 B. Cheal Become Handyman ii. 20 As an unlicensed handyman itʹs not our job to do bathroom or kitchen remodels. 2. colloquial. A sailor; spec. an able seaman. Now historical.Common in late 19th and early 20th centuries. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun] shipmanc900 seamanOE buscarlOE shipperc1100 ship-gumec1275 marinerc1300 skipper1390 marinela1400 waterman1421 maryneller1470 seafarer1513 sea-fardingera1550 navigator1574 marinec1575 sailer1585 Triton1589 Neptunist1593 canvas-climber1609 sea-crab1609 tar-lubber1610 Neptunian1620 salt-rover1620 sailora1642 tarpaulin1647 otter1650 water dog1652 tarpauliana1656 Jack1659 tar1676 sea-animal1707 Jack tar1709 sailor-man1761 tarry-breeks1786 hearty1790 ocean-farera1806 tarry-jacket1822 Jacky1826 nautical1831 salt water1839 matelotc1847 knight of the tar-brush1866 main-yard man1867 gobby1883 tarry-John1888 blue jersey1889 lobscouser1889 flat-foot1897 handyman1899 1895 W. H. Stayton Naval Militiaman's Handbk. vi. 143 A good sailorman can accomplish much with but meagre materials. He is essentially a ‘handy man’, a jack of all trades.] 1899 H. Begbie Handy Man in Handy Man & Other Verses (1900) 5 Under the stars on the rolling deep stands the vigilant Handy Man. 1900 People 1 Apr. (Ware) The handy man. High praise for the naval brigade. 1911 Pop. Mech. Feb. 225/1 I have seen hundreds of these American handymen in the streets of London,..after a journey from Gravesend, where four of their big battleships take up a heap of room in the river. 1994 R. H. MacDonald Lang. of Empire i. 38 The media..told the public to call its..sailors..‘Bluejackets’ or ‘Handy Men’ (Able-Seamen) or ‘Her Majesty's Jollies’ (the Marines). Compounds handyman special n. North American colloquial something, esp. a house, which is in need of repair or renovation and is therefore offered for sale at a reduced price; a ‘fixer-upper’. ΚΠ 1938 Winnipeg Free Press 18 Apr. 22/3 (advt.) Handyman specials... 8 rooms. Ideal for duplex. Good rental proposition. 1985 Yachting Jan. 282/1 (advt.) Ross Yacht Service... 32' Endeavour, 1979, Handyman Special. 2009 S. V. Phillips Seductive Power of Home Staging iii. 16 Homebuyers hungry to make a deal on what they perceive to be a ‘handyman special’. handyman's special n. North American colloquial = handyman special n. ΚΠ 1946 N.Y. Amsterdam News 21 Sept. 14/3 (advt.) Handyman's Special. 6 room, good substantial house, needs minor repairs. 1985 Yachting May 133/2 There is always a wide range of power- and sailboats in various conditions from sail-it-away versions to handyman's specials. 2005 J. Driscoll How like Angel xviii. 229 When she first stepped foot inside the cabin she was all floating eye,..sizing it up in a matter of minutes as a handyman's special. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1742
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