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a person who has many skills; a person who can do many different jobs
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Recent Examples of jack-of-all-trades
Many scouts compared Williams to Cordarrelle Patterson, a versatile, jack-of-all-trades who’s carved out a 12-year career with six NFL teams.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
These and so many more uses make the pantry staple a real jack-of-all-trades around the house.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Offers More Well-Rounded Value In A Startup Environment In the startup world, being a jack-of-all-trades is better.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Can Dilute Marketing Impact In the world of marketing, a jack-of-all-trades is a master of none.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
These and so many more uses make the pantry staple a real jack-of-all-trades around the house.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Offers More Well-Rounded Value In A Startup Environment In the startup world, being a jack-of-all-trades is better.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Can Dilute Marketing Impact In the world of marketing, a jack-of-all-trades is a master of none.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack-of-all-trades
Noun
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Twelve percent have master’s degrees or higher, compared with 14% nationally.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
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The Skokie native works at Google and recently graduated from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with a master’s degree in business administration, according to her campaign.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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There are a few items our experts say are acceptable to hang up or place on a drying rack to dry naturally instead of tossing in the dryer.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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Although state wildlife agencies and experts have noted that black bear attacks remain extremely rare, interactions in recent years have drawn national attention.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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He’s been a glamorous Visual Kei rock star, a classical composer, a virtuoso behind the drum kit, a producer and label owner and entrepreneur, and now, more than ever, an impresario.—
Steve Appleford,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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There were additional engines, a hotshot crew and aircraft en route to the fire Wednesday evening.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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But hotshot crews are assigned to the toughest parts of a fireline, and sometimes have to hike the farthest, or do the most grueling labor, tackle kind of the most dangerous assignment.—
Meredith Wolf Schizer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Lee did return at the age of 18 and grew into the iconic martial artist and film star known across the world.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Road Movie Starring Self-Driving Cars The 42-year-old artist described the piece’s tone as part dark, brooding noir film and part sunny road movie.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The best Amazon coffee makers are high quality and cater to everyone from connoisseurs to brewing newbies.—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2025
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Like sommeliers who make wine accessible to novices while satisfying connoisseurs, effective tech leaders communicate complex concepts clearly to diverse audiences.—
Dennis Kozak,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Each team has 11 players made up of specialist batters and bowlers plus all-rounders (players that can bat and bowl proficiently, or bat and be the wicket-keeper, the player from the bowling team stationed immediately behind the stumps).—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Not as an all-rounder everywhere, but as a conductor in the final third.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The digital adept also had a nearly eight-year stretch at Teen Vogue.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Slot shares this staple of Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou’s attacking principles, with Porro adept at tucking inside to disrupt the opposition shape.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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