jack of all trades
Pluraljacks of all trades
- 1A person who is good at many different things, but who some think is great at none.
My uncle is a jack of all trades who can fix cars, paint houses, and cook.
Small farms need jacks of all trades, not experts in just one job.
Similarall-rounder, generalist, factotum
Oppositespecialist
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Origin
From jack ("a man") + of all trades.