jack-of-all-trades

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jack-of-all-trades¹

noun jacks-of-all-trades

  1. alternative Alternative form of jack of all trades A fellow can always get some sort of a job—I was coming up here to see if they needed an extra clerk or a waiter, or chauffeur, or anything that meant a roof and something to eat—but I suppose they don't need a jack-of-all-trades.

Jack-of-all-trades²

noun Jacks-of-all-trades

  1. alternative Alternative form of jack of all trades

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@misc{jack_of_all_trades_2026,
  title = {jack-of-all-trades},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jack-of-all-trades},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}