Jack-of-all-trades Definition
jăkəv-ôltrādz
jacks-of-all-trades
noun
A person who can do many kinds of work acceptably.
Webster's New World
A handyman.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- odd-job man
- handyman
- factotum
- tinker
- proteus
- pantologist
- versatile person
other
Jill of all trades.
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Noun
Singular:
jack-of-all-trades
Plural:
jacks-of-all-tradesOrigin of Jack-of-all-trades
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1610s, from sense Jack (“man (generic term)”). Originally a term of praise (competent in many endeavors), today generally used disparagingly, with emphasis on (implied or stated) “master of none”, as in later longer form jack of all trades, master of none.
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First attested in Essayes and characters of a prison and prisoners, by Geffray Minshull, published 1618 (written 1612), p. 50, as Jack-of-all-trades.
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