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jack of all trades

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Jack of all tradesnoun

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

  2. handyman, jack of all trades, odd-job mannoun

    a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks

Wiktionary

  1. jack of all tradesnoun

    One competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.

  2. Etymology: 1610s, from sense Jack. 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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  1. jack of all trades

    A jack of all trades is a person who possesses skills and knowledge in a variety of different fields or tasks, rather than being an expert in just one single area. This term is often used to express admiration for a person's versatility and adaptability.

Wikidata

  1. Jack of All Trades

    Jack of All Trades is a half-hour long syndicated action-comedy television series which ran for two seasons in 2000. With Cleopatra 2525, it formed the Back2Back Action Hour and both shows were notable for being the first American non-animated action series to be produced in the half-hour format since the 1970s. The show was canceled in the middle of its second season. The program is set at the turn of the 19th century on the fictional French-controlled island of Pulau-Pulau in the East Indies. Jack Stiles is an American secret agent sent there by President Jefferson. While there, he meets his British contact and love interest, English spy Emilia Rothschild. Together, the two work to stop Napoleon and various other threats to the United States. To the public, Jack is seen as Emilia's attaché, but when the need arises, he transforms into a masked hero: The Daring Dragoon. The show contained many on-going gags, such as deliberate historical inaccuracies, Jack being responsible for many important historical events but not receiving credit, Emilia inventing a miraculous invention in an obvious deus ex machina, sexual puns and innuendos, and Jack and Emilia's ongoing romantic tension.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jack of all trades in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jack of all trades in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of jack of all trades in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Roland Matte:

    I was sort of the jack of all trades and master of none, i wasn’t the superstar by no means.


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  • جاك لجميع الصفقاتArabic
  • všeuměl, devatero řemeselCzech
  • jack af alle handlerDanish
  • Hans Dampf in allen GassenGerman
  • jack όλων των συναλλαγώνGreek
  • persona de muchos oficios, hombre de muchos oficiosSpanish
  • jokapaikanhöyläFinnish
  • homme à tout faire, touche-à-toutFrench
  • yl-cheirdaghManx
  • þúsundþjalasmiðurIcelandic
  • tuttofareItalian
  • 万屋Japanese
  • Jack omnium artiumLatin
  • duizendpootDutch
  • altmuligmann, alt-mulig-mann, tusenkunstnerNorwegian
  • pau pra toda obraPortuguese
  • автофотовеломототелерадиомонтёр, мастер на все рукиRussian
  • mångsysslare, tusenkonstnärSwedish

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