jack of all trades, master of none

English

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jack of all trades, master of none¹

Limetoka wapi

Expanded form of jack of all trades, which originally was sometimes used as a term of praise.

In the 21st century this phrase has itself been (rarely) expanded to a couplet:

: Jack of all trades, master of none,

: though oftentimes better than master of one.

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  1. idiomatic A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.

Jack of all trades, master of none²

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  1. alternative Alternative form of jack of all trades, master of none

Tafsiri

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noun person who has a competent grasp of many skills

Españolaprendiz de todo, maestro de nada, milusos
日本語器用貧乏 kiyōbinbō
中文萬金油 /万金油 wànjīnyóu, 博而不精 bó'érbùjīng
Portuguêspau para toda obra
Françaisbon à tout, propre à rien
DeutschHans Dampf in allen Gassen
Русскийподмасте́рье всех ремёсел, ма́стер ни одного́ podmastérʹje vsex remjósel, máster ni odnovó, за всё берётся, да не всё удаётся za vsjo berjótsja, da ne vsjo udajótsja, автофотовеломототелерадиомонтёр avtofotovelomototeleradiomontjór

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MLA

"jack of all trades, master of none." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jack%20of%20all%20trades%2C%20master%20of%20none. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

jack of all trades, master of none. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jack%20of%20all%20trades%2C%20master%20of%20none

Chicago

"jack of all trades, master of none." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jack%20of%20all%20trades%2C%20master%20of%20none.

BibTeX
@misc{jack_of_all_trades_master_of_none_2026,
  title = {jack of all trades, master of none},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jack%20of%20all%20trades%2C%20master%20of%20none},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}