utility man


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utility man

n
1. (Professions) a worker who is expected to serve in any of several capacities
2. (Theatre) an actor who plays any of numerous small parts
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.utility man - a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positionsutility man - a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions
ballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball
2.utility man - a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called onutility man - a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on
working man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
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He worked as a night watchman, hawked potatoes on the street, pasted labels in a cannery warehouse, was utility man in a paper-box factory, and water-carrier for a street railway construction gang, and even joined the Dishwashers' Union just before it fell to pieces.
In December last year, a utility man identified as John Rey Pintor, who was vaccinated with Dengvaxia, complained of sore throat and body pains before he died.
Turkish sides Besiktas and Galatasaray, plus a Chinese Super League club, have made the utility man, 30, offers - and PSG are also keen.
UO's utility man returned four kicks for 195 yards (48.8-yard average), including a 100-yarder for a TD.
The Villa utility man returned home on Sunday to get treatment on a knock picked up in training.
The 30-year-old Hoops utility man, out of contract this summer, has spoken to new Parkhead manager Brendan Rodgers about his future.
Former Boro utility man Dean Whitehead is priced at 33/1 for the opener if you are that way inclined.
In 1976, Red Sox manager Darrell Johnson thought so little of utility man Gene Michael, the future builder of the great Derek Jeter-Jorge Posada-Mariano Rivera Yankees, that he just didn't play him.
But Borussia Dortmund utility man Kevin Grosskreutz has gone a step further by getting a tattoo of the World Cup on his back despite not playing a single minute during the competition.
The 27-year-old utility man moved for an undisclosed fee, understood to be in the region of PS700,000, and signed a four-year deal after being told he was free to leave St James' Park.
Former Motherwell and Ross County utility man Fitzpatrick, 27, spent the final few weeks of last season on loan at Queen of the South and is set to join the Cappielow club for pre-season training.

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