jack-of-all-trades
noun
plural jacks-of-all-trades
: a person who can do passable work at various tasks : a handy versatile person
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Called the Island of Eight Flags for its tumultuous past in which countries warred over this land, Amelia Island is a jack-of-all-trades vacation destination that surprises and surpasses expectations on nearly every front.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
Also very good are Orville Mendoza as the drunkard actor Selsdon, Matthew Patrick Davis as the production’s nervous jack-of-all-trades Tim and Abby Leigh Huffstetler as incompetent stage manager Poppy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Warren earned a reputation of being more of a jack-of-all-trades tight end who could play out of the backfield when needed and block at a high level.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
She was always fascinated with food systems, a jack-of-all-trades who learned to garden as a child and had years of experience baking cottage foods.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
Also very good are Orville Mendoza as the drunkard actor Selsdon, Matthew Patrick Davis as the production’s nervous jack-of-all-trades Tim and Abby Leigh Huffstetler as incompetent stage manager Poppy.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Warren earned a reputation of being more of a jack-of-all-trades tight end who could play out of the backfield when needed and block at a high level.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
She was always fascinated with food systems, a jack-of-all-trades who learned to garden as a child and had years of experience baking cottage foods.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
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