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Jack of all trades

//ˌd͡ʒæk‿əv‿ɔːl ˈtɹeɪdz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One competent in many endeavours, sometimes regarded as not excelling in any of them. idiomatic

    "Novv for the moſt part your Porter is either ſome broken Cittizen, vvho hath plaid Iack of all trades, ſome Pander, Broker, or Hangman, that hath plaid the knaue vvith all men, and for the more certainty his Embleme is a red Beard, to vvhich Sacke hath made his Noſe couſin German."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of jack of all trades. alt-of
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of jack of all trades. alt-of
  4. 4
    a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks wordnet
  5. 5
    a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well wordnet

Etymology

From jack (“typical man, fellow”) + of + all + trades.

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