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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This hutch can wear many hats—coffee bar, cocktail corner, matcha station.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Realtors often wear many hats: negotiator, market expert, deal finder, assistant, marketer, even secretary.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
To accomplish this, today’s CMOs are expected to wear many hats.
—Monica Kumar, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Employees at the health department already wear many hats, Williams said.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Realtors often wear many hats: negotiator, market expert, deal finder, assistant, marketer, even secretary.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
To accomplish this, today’s CMOs are expected to wear many hats.
—Monica Kumar, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Employees at the health department already wear many hats, Williams said.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
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“Wear many hats.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20many%20hats. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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