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jack of all trades

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jack of all trades
n pl jacks of all trades
a person who undertakes many different kinds of work
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Noun1.Jack of all trades - a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well
adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
2.jack of all tradesjack of all trades - a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
handyman, odd-job man
maintenance man, repairman, service man - a skilled worker whose job is to repair things


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Miss Wilson confirmed Fairholme's account; and the church organist, who had tuned all the pianofortes in the neighborhood once a year for nearly a quarter of a century, denounced the newcomer as Jack of all trades and master of none.
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