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do-it-yourselfer

do-it-yourselfer noun: a practitioner of do it yourself.

Noun

do-it-yourselfer (plural do-it-yourselfers)

  1. A practitioner of do it yourself.
    • During the past year or so, numerous new books have been published which can be helpful to do‐it‐yourselfers and home craftsmen, as well as to those readers on the lookout for new ideas and money‐saving suggestions on how to improve and maintain their homes and apartments.1974 December 29, Bernard Gladstone, “New Books for Do‐It‐Yourselfers”, in The New York Times
    • Since the store's opening last November, do-it-yourselfers in the Washington area have been coming to Brookstone for tools and gadgets they have not been able to find anywhere else.1981 April 4, “THRIVING ON DO-IT YOURSELFERS”, in The New York Times

Forms of do-it-yourselfer

pluraldo-it-yourselfers

Origin of do-it-yourselfer

From do it yourself + -er.

Questions about do-it-yourselfer

What does do-it-yourselfer mean?
Do-it-yourselfer means a practitioner of do it yourself.
What part of speech is do-it-yourselfer?
Do-it-yourselfer is a noun.
What is the plural of do-it-yourselfer?
The plural of do-it-yourselfer is do-it-yourselfers.

Words near do-it-yourselfer in the dictionary

  1. do-it-herselfer
  2. do-it-herselfers
  3. do-it-yourself
  4. do-it-yourself-ism
  5. do-it-yourself-ness
  6. do-it-yourselfer
  7. do-it-yourselfers
  8. do-it-yourselfism
  9. do-it-yourselfness
  10. do-little
  11. do-littles

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