Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who can do many different kinds of work.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
jack of all trades .
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Examples
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Hoffman said he'll help out where I can, be a jack-of-all-trades.
All-Time Saves Leader Retiring AP 2011
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A dangerous jack-of-all-trades, Metcalf will stick on this roster even if he's not a prototypical receiver.
The not-so-Super team: Best players never to reach the final 2009
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You have to love a precious stone that is perceived as sensitive and emotional, a gemstone with the power to unearth and reflect its owner's feelings -- a jack-of-all-trades, a guiding beacon in this increasingly tortuous path of our lives.
Dora Levy Mossanen: Fires, Opals and the Romanovs Dora Levy Mossanen 2012
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Hoffman said he'll help out where I can, be a jack-of-all-trades.
All-Time Saves Leader Retiring AP 2011
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His character might be better described as the quintessential misfit: shunned by polite society, unlucky in love, jack-of-all-trades but master of none.
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You have to love a precious stone that is perceived as sensitive and emotional, a gemstone with the power to unearth and reflect its owner's feelings -- a jack-of-all-trades, a guiding beacon in this increasingly tortuous path of our lives.
Dora Levy Mossanen: Fires, Opals and the Romanovs Dora Levy Mossanen 2012
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But the Genesee worker is more flexible, a jack-of-all-trades able to tackle different jobs and shifts.
Get Briefed: Ron Baron Alexandra Zendrian 2010
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LeBron presented himself as a jack-of-all-trades on the court.
Martin Meltzer: LeBron Could Learn a Thing or Two From Kobe Martin Meltzer 2011
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But the Genesee worker is more flexible, a jack-of-all-trades able to tackle different jobs and shifts.
Get Briefed: Ron Baron Alexandra Zendrian 2010
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Then for the other there's Coach Bruce Boudreau favorite and jack-of-all-trades Matt Hendricks, the seemingly NHL-ready Andrew Gordon or physical Jay Beagle. poll by twiigs. com
Who ya got?: Capitals' open roster spots Katie Carrera 2010
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