jack-of-all-trades
noun
plural jacks-of-all-trades
: a person who can do passable work at various tasks : a handy versatile person
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Tablets, for instance, are jacks-of-all-trades, giving you a single screen for streaming, scrolling, reading, light work, and the occasional email.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Jones is a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none by NBA standards who will need to be a lights-out shooter to stick.
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Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Those jack-of-all-trades attachments are part of it, but so are this Shark top seller’s four heat and three airflow options.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Anker’s jack-of-all-trades travel adapter packs enough ports to refill your devices during some downtime.
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Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
23 May 2026
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Jones is a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none by NBA standards who will need to be a lights-out shooter to stick.
—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Those jack-of-all-trades attachments are part of it, but so are this Shark top seller’s four heat and three airflow options.
—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Anker’s jack-of-all-trades travel adapter packs enough ports to refill your devices during some downtime.
—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
23 May 2026
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“Jack-of-all-trades.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jack-of-all-trades. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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