jacks-of-all-trades

noun

plural of jack-of-all-trades
as in experts
a person who has many skills; a person who can do many different jobs

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Recent Examples of jacks-of-all-trades Tablets, for instance, are jacks-of-all-trades, giving you a single screen for streaming, scrolling, reading, light work, and the occasional email. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jacks-of-all-trades
  1. experts
  2. professionals
  3. virtuosos
  4. adepts
  5. artists
  6. masters
  7. specialists
  8. hotshots
Noun
  • But experts cautioned against reading too much into year-over-year numbers that can fluctuate based on many factors — including how authorities classify and count certain offenses.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The market for first-time homebuyers isn't likely to change dramatically over the next few years, housing experts say.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • Become a Vogue Business Member—the ultimate resource for fashion and beauty industry professionals.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • For those interested in watching a fireworks show, the Los Angeles County Fire Department compiled a list of fireworks displays, put on by certified professionals, that can be accessed here or by calling (888) 654-3473.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of professionals
Noun
  • Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable.
    — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of virtuosos
Noun
  • He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of adepts
Noun
  • Many artists have featured the phrase on social media, turning it into an unofficial campaign to support Mexico.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Along with performances from artists spanning country, pop and R&B, viewers can experience a massive fireworks and drone show choreographed to a live score by the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of artists
Noun
  • These two masters of image management provided colliding—utopian versus dystopian—scenes at contrasting Fourth of July weekend mega events.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026
  • At the time, Taylor was in the process of re-recording her first six albums after not being given the chance to buy back her masters, but has since secured complete ownership of her discography.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
  • Organizations hire specialists for specialist work and escalate only when the complexity demands it.
    — Rivindu Perera, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of specialists
Noun
  • Gao and his three cofounders aren’t your conventional AI hotshots with credentials from leading AI labs or Stanford University.
    — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • Maybe that’s because the interiors have a certain plainness — one that’s accurate to Georgian classicism but boring to Hollywood hotshots.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of hotshots

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“Jacks-of-all-trades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jacks-of-all-trades. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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