jack-of-all-trades

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The human placenta is a jack of all trades.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2024

Another letter writer, Madison, who lives in Des Moines and prefers her last name not be published, describes her late grandmother, LaVerne, as a jack of all trades.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

I am a jack of all trades in this position and it's super fun, albeit kind of crazy sometimes.

From Salon • May 25, 2023

New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell is a jack of all trades and master of one.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2022

Vincent is a jack of all trades: he supervises shipments, keeps the account books, runs errands, and does whatever other odd jobs need doing.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman