wear many hats
idiom
: to have many jobs or roles
She wears many hats: she's a doctor, a musician, and a writer.
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Employees at the health department already wear many hats, Williams said.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
Leaders wear many hats and juggle competing priorities.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Part of the honor is attributable to the Academy’s recent willingness to fete independent filmmakers, who are more likely to wear many hats on a project; indeed, Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard was nominated four times this year too.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
While marketers tend to wear many hats, particularly in a startup environment where resources are limited, being too much of a generalist can dilute a marketer's impact.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
Leaders wear many hats and juggle competing priorities.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Part of the honor is attributable to the Academy’s recent willingness to fete independent filmmakers, who are more likely to wear many hats on a project; indeed, Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard was nominated four times this year too.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
While marketers tend to wear many hats, particularly in a startup environment where resources are limited, being too much of a generalist can dilute a marketer's impact.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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