jack of all trades
/ˌd͡ʒæk‿əv‿ɔl ˈtɹeɪdz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of jack of all trades.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of jack of all trades.
Example Sentences
- "Novv for the moſt part your Porter is either ſome broken Cittizen, vvho hath plaid Iack of all trades, ſome Pander, Broker, or Hangman, that hath plaid the knaue vvith all men, and for the more certainty his Embleme is a red Beard, to vvhich Sacke hath made his Noſe couſin German."
- "Printer, postmaster, almanac maker, essayist, chemist, orator, tinker, statesman, humorist, philosopher, parlor man, political economist, professor of housewifery, ambassador, projector, maxim-monger, herb-doctor, wit:—Jack of all trades, master of each and mastered by none—the type and genius of his land."
- ""I am my own engineer, and my own carpenter, and my own plumber, and my own gardener, and my own Jack of all Trades," said Wemmick, in acknowledging my compliments."
- "A fellow can always get some sort of a job—I was coming up here to see if they needed an extra clerk or a waiter, or chauffeur, or anything that meant a roof and something to eat—but I suppose they don't need a jack-of-all-trades."
- "In 1823, when this drawing was made, there was anesthesia for dentistry and in fact very little dentistry except the extraction of teeth. Much of this extraction was conducted by itinerant quacks or jacks-of-all-trades who did it as a side line to their business."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *dreh₂-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌd͡ʒæk‿əv‿ɔl ˈtɹeɪdz/
- British English: /ˌd͡ʒæk‿əv‿ɔːl ˈtɹeɪdz/