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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But Stammen, himself something of a jack-of-all-trades as a reliever, seems to like Gillaspie as a reliever capable of working multiple innings.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
In Andersson, Vegas added somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades on the back end.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
That was just another moment when Weiss, who quickly became a jack-of-all-trades for the Eagles, was able to help out a team fighting for a Pacific Division title.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
This jack-of-all-trades serum is the brand’s hero product that Crawford uses daily to prime her skin before makeup.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
In Andersson, Vegas added somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades on the back end.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
That was just another moment when Weiss, who quickly became a jack-of-all-trades for the Eagles, was able to help out a team fighting for a Pacific Division title.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
This jack-of-all-trades serum is the brand’s hero product that Crawford uses daily to prime her skin before makeup.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
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