jack-of-all-trades
noun
plural jacks-of-all-trades
: a person who can do passable work at various tasks : a handy versatile person
Examples of jack-of-all-trades in a Sentence
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Because McKeon is a valuable, jack-of-all-trades player.
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David Moore, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
One of the homes slated for demolition belongs to Mohamed Amin, 56, a former construction worker turned jack-of-all-trades at Darb.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
Adam Blackstone, a jack-of-all-trades who plays bass, drums, piano, organ, tuba and sousaphone — and is also a songwriter, producer, composer and everything else under the musical sun — is more than ready to step in.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023
Her Inner Daisy Jones As an entertainment jack-of-all-trades — model, actor, and, after releasing her debut album and EP last year, singer-songwriter — Suki Waterhouse had fans in the palm of her hand before stepping onstage in a white jumpsuit and matching boots.
—Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2023
Castor oil has long been considered a jack-of-all-trades home remedy, used as a laxative, a moisturizer and as a chest rub to ease lung congestion.
—Katie Camero, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2023
The jack-of-all-trades will add to his versatility this fall, returning kicks.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
That lack of experience has especially hurt the writers who go on to become showrunners, or the jack-of-all-trades who manage the creative aspects of a show.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 July 2023
Rebecca Miller salvaged the modest furnishings from the studio, including a daybed, a pot-belly wood stove and an old metal office chair that her father, a jack-of-all-trades, insisted on fixing rather than replacing.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 3 July 2023
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David Moore, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
One of the homes slated for demolition belongs to Mohamed Amin, 56, a former construction worker turned jack-of-all-trades at Darb.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
Adam Blackstone, a jack-of-all-trades who plays bass, drums, piano, organ, tuba and sousaphone — and is also a songwriter, producer, composer and everything else under the musical sun — is more than ready to step in.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023
Her Inner Daisy Jones As an entertainment jack-of-all-trades — model, actor, and, after releasing her debut album and EP last year, singer-songwriter — Suki Waterhouse had fans in the palm of her hand before stepping onstage in a white jumpsuit and matching boots.
—Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2023
Castor oil has long been considered a jack-of-all-trades home remedy, used as a laxative, a moisturizer and as a chest rub to ease lung congestion.
—Katie Camero, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2023
The jack-of-all-trades will add to his versatility this fall, returning kicks.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
That lack of experience has especially hurt the writers who go on to become showrunners, or the jack-of-all-trades who manage the creative aspects of a show.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 July 2023
Rebecca Miller salvaged the modest furnishings from the studio, including a daybed, a pot-belly wood stove and an old metal office chair that her father, a jack-of-all-trades, insisted on fixing rather than replacing.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 3 July 2023
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First Known Use
1618, in the meaning defined above
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jack-of-all-trades
nounˌjak-ə-ˈvȯl-ˌtrādz
plural jacks-of-all-trades
: a person who can work at various trades
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