triple threat

American  

noun

1. an expert in three different fields or in three different skills in the same field.

2. Football. a back who is proficient at running, passing, and punting.

   The triple threat is a rare find for coaches.

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triple threat Idioms  

1. A person who is adept in three areas, as in She's a triple threat on the editorial staff—she can edit, write, and design pages. This term comes from football, where it signifies a player who is good at running, passing, and kicking. [c. 1920] Also see hat trick.

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Etymology

Origin of triple threat

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Together with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, the 76ers were expected to be contenders this season but their time together as a triple threat has been limited by injuries.

From Barron's

Bluetongue virus is one element of a triple threat of animal diseases that, earlier this year, the agriculture environment and rural affairs minister warned the agri-food industry faced.

From BBC

Harvard’s Jill Lepore is a triple threat: lauded historian, prominent legal scholar and New Yorker journalist.

From Los Angeles Times

"He is a very good distributor, good link player, a ball carrier and he has got that kicking game too - a triple threat really," Ma'asi-White says of his former team-mate.

From BBC

"ChatGPT Barbie represents a triple threat to our privacy, our culture and our planet," said Ms Neff.

From BBC