jack-of-all-trades

[ jak-uhv-awl-treydz, jak- ]

/ ˌdʒæk əvˈɔlˈtreɪdz, ˈdʒæk- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR jack-of-all-trades ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural jacks-of-all-trades.

a person who is adept at many different kinds of work.

Origin of jack-of-all-trades

First recorded in 1610–20

Words nearby jack-of-all-trades

jacklighter, Jacklin, jack mackerel, jack Mormon, jack oak, jack-of-all-trades, Jack of all trades, master of none, jackoff, jack-o'-lantern, jack pine, jack plane

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Example sentences from the Web for jack-of-all-trades

I had been entry clerk and shipper and jack-of-all-trades in the house.
A Man of Samples|Wm. H. Maher
Judge Penniman was another who warned him heavily that it was time to quit being a Jack-of-all-trades.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
But as for the marriage he proposed, that it was not himself, but that it was between my Jack-of-all-trades and the maid Susan.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
I've been a common sailors' cook, and a starving fisherman's Jack-of-all-trades!
Armadale|Wilkie Collins

This Jack-of-all-trades was, of course, very valuable to his master.
The Underground Railroad|William Still

British Dictionary definitions for jack-of-all-trades

jack of all trades

noun plural jacks of all trades

a person who undertakes many different kinds of work

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单词	jack-of-all-trades
释义	jack-of-all-trades [ jak-uhv-awl-treydz, jak- ] / ˌdʒæk əvˈɔlˈtreɪdz, ˈdʒæk- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jack-of-all-trades ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural jacks-of-all-trades. a person who is adept at many different kinds of work. Origin of jack-of-all-trades First recorded in 1610–20 Words nearby jack-of-all-trades jacklighter, Jacklin, jack mackerel, jack Mormon, jack oak, jack-of-all-trades, Jack of all trades, master of none, jackoff, jack-o'-lantern, jack pine, jack plane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jack-of-all-trades I had been entry clerk and shipper and jack-of-all-trades in the house. A Man of Samples\|Wm. H. Maher Judge Penniman was another who warned him heavily that it was time to quit being a Jack-of-all-trades. The Wrong Twin\|Harry Leon Wilson But as for the marriage he proposed, that it was not himself, but that it was between my Jack-of-all-trades and the maid Susan. The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)\|Daniel Defoe I've been a common sailors' cook, and a starving fisherman's Jack-of-all-trades! Armadale\|Wilkie Collins This Jack-of-all-trades was, of course, very valuable to his master. The Underground Railroad\|William Still British Dictionary definitions for jack-of-all-trades jack of all trades noun plural jacks of all trades a person who undertakes many different kinds of work Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jack-of-all-trades handyman, tinker, factotum, pantologist, proteus
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