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Noun Concept
Categories: Jack tales, Articles with short description, English-language idioms
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Jack of all trades  jack of all trades, master of none  Jack of all trades, master of none, though ofttimes better than master of one  Jack of all trades and master of none  Jack of all trades king of none
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A person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well WordNet 3.0
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A person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
"Jack of all trades, master of none" is a figure of speech used in reference to a person who has dabbled in many skills, rather than gaining expertise by focusing on only one. Wikipedia
An aphorism Wikipedia Disambiguation
Figure of speech Wikidata
A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one. Wiktionary
Person who has a competent grasp of many skills. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
actor
adult
saying
Rhetorical device
homo
DEPICTS
homo
FACET OF
generalist
MAIN SUBJECT
generalist
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Jack of all trades
Wikipedia
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jack of all trades, master of none
Wikidata
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Jack of all trades, master of none
Wiktionary
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jack of all trades, master of none
Wikipedia Redirections
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Jack of all trades, master of none, though ofttimes better than master of one, Jack of all trades and master of none, Jack of all trades king of none, Jacks-of-all-trades, Johannes Factotum
Wikidata Alias
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Jack of all trades, Jill of all trades, Johannes factotum, master of none

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