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/dʒæk əv ɔl treɪdz/ Listen

Jack of all trades

noun

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

A man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks. Synonyms: handyman, odd-job man.

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"Jack of all trades" Quotes from Famous Books

... out on the journey. This threat to sell proved in multitudes of instances, "the last straw on the camel's back." When nothing else would start them this would. Mary and her children were the only slaves owned by this Ennis, consequently her duties were that of "Jack of all trades;" sometimes in the field and sometimes in the barn, as well as in the kitchen, by which, it is needless to say, that her life was rendered servile to the ...

— The Underground Railroad • William Still

... generally has to evolve his own pedagogy. He comes into relation with English officials, American consuls, and native functionaries, and is obliged to know something of social customs. In fine, he is a jack of all trades, besides being a preacher of the gospel who must adapt his message to the understanding of the illiterate multitude and of the cultivated man of caste ...

— A Tour of the Missions - Observations and Conclusions • Augustus Hopkins Strong

... and my own carpenter, and my own plumber, and my own gardener, and my own Jack of all Trades," said Wemmick, in acknowledging my compliments. "Well; it's a good thing, you know. It brushes the Newgate cobwebs away, and pleases the Aged. You wouldn't mind being at once introduced to the Aged, would you? ...

— Great Expectations • Charles Dickens

Words linked to "Jack of all trades" : grownup, repairman, odd-job man, adult, maintenance man, handyman, service man