jack of all trades
Meaning(s)
1. skilled in multiple disciplines/areas; multi-talented
Popularity
High
Professional
High
Social
How to Memorize
regular jack of all trades
Analysis
This noun 'a jack of all trades' comes from the idiom "jack of all trades, master of none (but oftentimes better than a master of one)" and means someone who is skilled in a number of areas, particularly when it comes to trades or manual work. "I wrote the copy, designed the artwork and took the photographs for this article, I'm a jack of all trades." "I wouldn't say there is one area that is my strongest, I consider myself a jack of all trades, I like to know how everything works."
Social Examples (Advance)
- He's a regular jack of all trades doing all the electrical and plumbing work around the house.
- She did a wide variety of interior and exterior work on the building by herself, proving she was a jack of all trades.
Professional Examples (Advance)
- Our caretaker is a jack of all trades, he looks after all of the maintenance in our building.
- Companies nowadays are looking for experts in their field rather than people with low-level skills in multiple areas or jacks of all trades.