| 单词 | jack of all work |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJack of (also †at) all work(s) Jack of (also †at) all work(s) n. a person who is able to do many different types of work; = Jack of all trades n. 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 1773 Westm. Mag. Mar. 188/1 Zounds, he is a Jack of all work; from the garret to the kitchen he is a creature of use. 1820 Sporting Mag. 6 159 My Jack of all works, who, by the by, is a universal gallant. 1908 Forest & Stream 29 Feb. 355/1 ‘A. B.’ (Coulters) the caretaker, builder, jack-at-all work of the club being retained. 2008 Sunday Business Post (Ireland) (Nexis) 2 Nov. From sponsored radio show host to radio announcer..he was a jack of all work. < as lemmas |
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