jack of all trades

Speech parts

1. jack of all trades - Noun

2. jack of all trades - Phrase

Meaning

a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks

a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

jack-of-all-trades

Synonyms

handyman factotum all-rounder odd-job man assistant servant adept generalist polymath man Friday sciolist Fixit dogsbody pantologist dab hand

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Antonyms

boutique specialty store specialty outlet specialty retailer specialty shopkeeper specialty storehouse

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Hypernyms

adult grownup repairman maintenance man service man

Examples

The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master of the Dominican Order, I have no expertise on anything except airports and exotic foods. Timothy Radcliffe

My purist comedy friends accuse me of being a Jack of all trades and master of none. Marcus Brigstocke

3051. Jack of all Trades is of no Trade. Thomas Fuller (writer)

A jack of all trades is master of none. English Proverb

Jack of all trades and master of none. English Proverb

Jack of all trades and master of none. Portuguese Proverb

Words in the phrase

jack of all trades

Close letter words and terms

jack o Jack O'Lantern jack oak jack of all trades, master of none jack of clubs jack of plate