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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Vahe was an English major at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree at Mizzou.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Hiba had graduated from a Turkish university and was working toward a master’s degree; she had been summoned for citizenship during her studies and was naturalized.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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But experts say detection software can misidentify writing as AI-generated.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Uncertainty about Trump’s policies is prompting both China and Japan to seek a stable relationship, said Taizo Miyagi, an expert on Japanese diplomacy at Chuo University in Tokyo.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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In today's job market, choosing between being a virtuoso or polymath is like choosing between a chef's knife and a Swiss Army knife - one perfectly crafted for a specific purpose, the other ready for anything.—
Ann Kirschner,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 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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From co-creators Powell and Michael Waldron, the half-hour comedy follows hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday (Powell), whose bad behavior hurts his college career.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Members of the Community Brigade, a cowboy collective of friends, neighbors, artists, and parents from the Malibu area.—
Emma Marie Jenkinson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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Black artists and white artists, in the late ’60s, were thought of in separate silos, and Sly wanted to tear that down.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Diptyque Set of 5 Miniature Candles Courtesy of brand 4/25 Diptyque Holiday Edition Miniature Candles Set $100 Nordstrom For the candle connoisseur who appreciates a sophisticated scent, this gorgeous set of five is sure to spark joy.—
Neha Tandon,
Glamour,
17 Jan. 2025
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Experts say that those that love pickles as a flavor tend to be fiercely loyal to the flavor profile and are even connoisseurs about the regional differences between pickle brine.—
John Kell,
Forbes,
15 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 31 Jan. 2025.
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