jack of all trades
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jack of all trades¹
- /ˌd͡ʒæk‿əv‿ɔːl ˈtɹeɪdz/ UK
- /ˌd͡ʒæk‿əv‿ɔl ˈtɹeɪdz/ US
- /-ɑl-/ US, cot caught merger
Rhymes with -eɪdz
Where it comes from
From jack (“typical man, fellow”) + of + all + trades.
noun jacks of all trades · Jack-at-all-trades · Jack of all trades · Jack of all Trades · jack-of-all-trades · Jack-of-all-trades
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One competent in many endeavours, sometimes regarded as not excelling in any of them.
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.
Similar: all-rounder, factotum, generalist, jack of all trades, master of none, sciolist · Opposite: jackass of all trades
Jack of all trades²
noun Jacks of all trades
- Alternative letter-case form of jack of all trades
Jack of all Trades³
noun Jacks of all Trades
- Alternative letter-case form of jack of all trades
Translations
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noun one competent in many endeavours, sometimes regarded as not excelling in any of them
| Español | comodín, factótum, generalista, hombre del renacimiento, hombre orquesta, hombre renacentista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 만물박사 manmulbaksa, 팔방미인 palbangmiin |
| 中文 | 萬事通 /万事通 wànshìtōng |
| Português | faz-tudo, homem dos sete ofícios, pau para toda a obra, pau para toda obra, pau pra toda obra |
| Français | homme à tout faire, touche-à-tout |
| Deutsch | Alleskönner, Hans Dampf in allen Gassen, Mädchen für alles, Tausendsassa |
| Italiano | tuttofare |
| Русский | ма́стер на все ру́ки máster na vse rúki, автофотовеломототелерадиомонтёр avtofotovelomototeleradiomontjór |
| العربية | جاك لجميع المهن |
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