jacks-of-all-trades

noun

plural of jack-of-all-trades
as in experts
a person who has many skills; a person who can do many different jobs

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Recent Examples of jacks-of-all-trades Tablets, for instance, are jacks-of-all-trades, giving you a single screen for streaming, scrolling, reading, light work, and the occasional email. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jacks-of-all-trades
  1. experts
  2. professionals
  3. virtuosos
  4. adepts
  5. artists
  6. masters
  7. specialists
  8. hotshots
Noun
  • The idea that the relationship was ending sets off alarm bells for experts like Nikki Engel, who serves as the co-executive director of Violence Free Minnesota.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Universities are breaking the economic bargain that once kept experts in the classroom.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • The fashion industry is facing new expectations around circular design, lifestyle accountability, and compliance, meaning that the next generation of designers and fashion professionals will need to prepare.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • However, health professionals caution that the quality and source of breakfast protein matter just as much as the overall quantity.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of professionals
Noun
  • The decade featured some of the most revered and celebrated virtuosos to ever walk the planet, both critically and commercially.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of virtuosos
Noun
  • He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of adepts
Noun
  • Warming to his theme, Roberts pushed back at the sometimes-combative relationship between artists and those dishing out public funds.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The artists chosen for MATRIX shows are invited to rethink the entire space in a way that best suits their work.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of artists
Noun
  • With 70 vendors, including island food favorites and local grill masters, the Black Entrepreneur State Fair is a place where small business owners can come together in one space and thrive.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is to portray them with the same nobility and dignity as the figures of the great masters.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • The teams of specialists are expected to be at work on the rail system in September, according to the CTA.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Senior strategists directed teams of junior specialists, and the spread became profit.
    — Nital Shah, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of specialists
Noun
  • Fans who gush over the next big thing too often forget that many young hotshots turn out to be something less.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Gao and his three cofounders aren’t your conventional AI hotshots with credentials from leading AI labs or Stanford University.
    — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Definition of hotshots

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