wear many hats

phrase

: 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. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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