jack-of-all-trades

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

/ ˌdʒæk əvˈɔlˈtreɪdz, ˈdʒæk- /

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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

How to use jack-of-all-trades in a sentence

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He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.
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She is immensely rich, one of the ablest political women in London, and Jack is desperately in love with her.
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Naturally the conversation fell on the all-absorbing topic of the day and the object of his mission.
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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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