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• Jack of all trades, master of none — is a figure of speech used in reference to a person who is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any one.A Jack of all trades may also be a master of integration, as the individual knows enough from many learned trades and skills… …   Wikipedia

• jack of all trades and master of none — Jack is used here in the sense of unskilled worker, as contrasted with a master of a trade who had completed an apprenticeship. 1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 3051 Jack of all Trades is of no Trade. 1804 M. EDGEWORTH ‘The Will’ in Popular Tales ii …   Proverbs new dictionary

• jack of all trades — {n.}, {informal} (Often followed by the words master of none. ) A person who is knowledgeable in many areas. Can be used as praise, or as a derogatory remark depending on the context and the intonation. * /Peter is a jack of all trades; he can… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• jack of all trades — {n.}, {informal} (Often followed by the words master of none. ) A person who is knowledgeable in many areas. Can be used as praise, or as a derogatory remark depending on the context and the intonation. * /Peter is a jack of all trades; he can… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Jack of all trades — steht für: Jack of All Trades (Band), eine deutsche Band aus dem Jahr 1998, die heute unter dem Namen Polarkreis 18 bekannt ist. Jack of All Trades (Sprichwort), das englische Pendant zu Hansdampf in allen Gassen eine umgangssprachliche… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jack-at-all-trades — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jack of all Trades (album) — Jack of all Trades (Wildchild album) = Jack of all Trades is a 2007 album by Stones Throw rapper Wildchild.It features production from other Stones Throw artists such as Madlib, Oh No, and Georgia Anne Muldrow, as well as outside producers Black… …   Wikipedia

• jack-of-all-trades — A jack of all trades is someone that can do many different jobs …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• jack-of-all-trades, master of none — see ↑jack of all trades • • • Main Entry: ↑master …   Useful english dictionary

• jack-of-all-trades — jack of all′ trades′ n. pl. jacks of all trades a person who is adept at many different kinds of work • Etymology: 1610–20 …   From formal English to slang

• jack-of-all-trades — [jak′əv ôl trādz′] n. pl. jacks of all trades [often J ] 1. a person who can do many kinds of work acceptably 2. a handyman …   English World dictionary