jack-of-all-trades
[jak-uh v-awl-treydz, jak-]
noun, plural jacks-of-all-trades.
a person who is adept at many different kinds of work.
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Origin of jack-of-all-trades
First recorded in 1610–20
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jack of all trades
noun plural jacks of all trades
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