jill of all trades
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman competent in many endeavors rather than only one.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of jill of all trades.
Example Sentences
- "Sitting in a dive in Central Square, the one where she works as a dishwasher, barmaid, jill of all trades (illegal, no papers, below-the-minimum cash payments, afternoon and early evening shifts), she stared into a mug of beer and told herself: There comes a point."
- "If you intend to work primarily in one field, that approach would be reasonable. But if you aspire to be a jack or jill of all trades, you may want to begin by looking at some general guides for nonspecialized writers."
- "Sister Josephine was a jill of all trades. She served as bursar, school secretary, meals supervisor, welfare officer and troubleshooter."
- "She was a people person, a bartender for years, a Jill of all trades."
- "Running a crafty biz means being a Jill of all trades, and you have to be a real self-starter (if you'll pardon the business jargon)."
- "She was the Jill of all trades there; shampoo girl, receptionist, and sweep up gal."
Etymology
By analogy with jack of all trades.