as in master
a person who has many skills; a person who can do many different jobs
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Recent Examples of jack-of-all-trades
This bomber jacket is the ultimate jack-of-all-trades, effortlessly going with everything in your closet while keeping you looking fab.
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Daisy Maldonado, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Mike has a charm that’s lovable and likely rooted in Rex’s jack-of-all-trades background.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
Opposite Chris’ jack-of-all-trades character in Red One is Dwayne Johnson’s Callum Drift.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Goldfield has a field day as the jack-of-all-trades servant.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Daisy Maldonado, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Mike has a charm that’s lovable and likely rooted in Rex’s jack-of-all-trades background.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
Opposite Chris’ jack-of-all-trades character in Red One is Dwayne Johnson’s Callum Drift.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Goldfield has a field day as the jack-of-all-trades servant.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for jack-of-all-trades
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack-of-all-trades
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Camila graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s degree in mass communication.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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Vahe was an English major at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree at Mizzou.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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These monitors are extensively used among people with diabetes – especially those with type 1 diabetes who are on insulin, experts say.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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If businesses can’t fill jobs because of mass deportations, prices could go up, experts have warned.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The beloved organ virtuoso died on Tuesday morning at 87, near Woodstock, New York — just a few miles down the road from Big Pink, the house where the Band and Bob Dylan transformed music history just by jamming in the basement.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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While Fujii is well-known for singing along to his own virtuoso accompaniment on the piano, his dance performances also showcase his star power.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
27 Dec. 2024
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Since making his debut with a minor role in 1981's Endless Love, the actor and producer has made billions at the box office playing super spies, jet pilots, pre-crime cops, and hotshot sports agents.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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Wildland firefighters in a hotshot crew from near Klamath, Oregon, search the ruins of houses destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on Jan. 10, 2025.—
Laura Doan,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The artist formerly known as Kanye West went on to describe speaking to his son after witnessing him bully another kid.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Holder peppers the frame with visually dynamic work by local artists and the soundtrack with songs from local musicians, adding to the credibility of this portrayal.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Despite some popular acclaim, music connoisseurs did not grant the collaboration a pass.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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At Village Tap, a 35-year-old nexus for Chicago’s craft beer connoisseurs, the countdown has been on for weeks.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and all-rounders, including Aaron Hardie and Matthew Short, have also made the team for the Championship.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Ensuring strengths in all three makes for a great corporate all-rounder, but technology is an area where skills change regularly, and organizations need guidance.—
Agur Jõgi,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Around him, dense as a swarm of tiny insects, float tiny images of fellow adepts engaged in all manner of outré shenanigans.—
Holland Cotter,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Naomi Goggin Switch to island time—and expect transportation snafus Even with two planners, and a bride adept at project management, there was one logistical hurdle that was tough to cross: local transportation.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Jack-of-all-trades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack-of-all-trades. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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