jack-of-all-trades

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jak-uh v-awl-treydz, jak-]
- /ˌdʒæk əvˈɔlˈtreɪdz, ˈdʒæk-/
- /ˌdʒæk.əv.ɔːlˈtreɪdz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jak-uh v-awl-treydz, jak-]
- /ˌdʒæk əvˈɔlˈtreɪdz, ˈdʒæk-/

Definitions of jack-of-all-trades word

noun plural jack-of-all-trades a person who is adept at many different kinds of work. 1
countable noun jack-of-all-trades If you refer to someone as a jack-of-all-trades, you mean that they are able to do a variety of different jobs. You are also often suggesting that they are not very good at any of these jobs. 0
noun jack-of-all-trades a person who undertakes many different kinds of work 0
noun jack-of-all-trades able to do a variety of different jobs 0
noun jack-of-all-trades a person who can do many kinds of work acceptably 0
noun jack-of-all-trades a handyman 0

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Origin of jack-of-all-trades

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1610-20

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Parts of speech for Jack-of-all-trades

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jack-of-all-trades

jack-of-all-trades popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for jack-of-all-trades

noun jack-of-all-trades

bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
benchwarmer — a player who is usually on the bench; reserve
handyman — a person hired to do various small jobs, especially in the maintenance of an apartment building, office building, or the like.

All 3 Synonyms of jack-of-all-trades

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