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do-it-yourselfers

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  • noun Plural form of do-it-yourselfer.

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Examples

  • One feature, “The Soul of an Old Machine” profiles do-it-yourselfers who prefer to fix and maintain old stuff rather than replace it.

    A Remington 870 Can Last Forever 2009

  • The hope, they say, is to help businesses in more out-of-the-way places make money -- and in the process make a bit themselves by coordinating guides, renting handheld GPS equipment to do-it-yourselfers and offering other services.

    Sunday Reading 2009

  • If the picture is covered by a sheet of glass, do-it-yourselfers might choose to place a couple of strips of tape across it, securing the glass in one piece if it breaks rather than shattering all over the work.

    Daniel Grant: Moving? Take Care When Transporting Works of Art Daniel Grant 2011

  • Both the Department of Energy and Consumer Reports offer step-by-step instructions for do-it-yourselfers who want to tackle the job themselves.

    Up on the roof: Those darn ice dams 2011

  • From commercial properties taking steps to add green spaces on their rooftops to home builders and do-it-yourselfers making residential buildings more sustainable, the push toward greater energy efficiency in construction continues to gain momentum.

    David Shepler: What Does It Take to Achieve a Net-Zero-Energy Home? David Shepler 2010

  • Works of art and antiques, however, are frequently a casualty of do-it-yourselfers or those who hire movers who don't have specific expertise in transporting art.

    Daniel Grant: Moving? Take Care When Transporting Works of Art Daniel Grant 2011

  • If the picture is covered by a sheet of glass, do-it-yourselfers might choose to place a couple of strips of tape across it, securing the glass in one piece if it breaks rather than shattering all over the work.

    Daniel Grant: Moving? Take Care When Transporting Works of Art Daniel Grant 2011

  • Many investors already have access to Mr. Gross's talents on Total Returm at a low cost through 401k plans; some do-it-yourselfers buy no-load Managers Pimco Bond , whose 0.58% expense ratio is even lower than the fees on no-load shares of Pimco Total Return available through discount brokers.

    An ETF From Bill Gross Tom Lauricella 2011

  • Works of art and antiques, however, are frequently a casualty of do-it-yourselfers or those who hire movers who don't have specific expertise in transporting art.

    Daniel Grant: Moving? Take Care When Transporting Works of Art Daniel Grant 2011

  • From commercial properties taking steps to add green spaces on their rooftops to home builders and do-it-yourselfers making residential buildings more sustainable, the push toward greater energy efficiency in construction continues to gain momentum.

    David Shepler: What Does It Take to Achieve a Net-Zero-Energy Home? David Shepler 2010

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