Jack of all tradesn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒak əv ˈɔːl treɪdz/,

/ˌdʒak əv ɔːl ˈtreɪdz/, U.S.

/ˌdʒæk əv ɔl ˈtreɪdz/,

/ˌdʒæk əv ɑl ˈtreɪdz/

Inflections: Plural Jacks of all trades.

Forms:

α. 1600s Iack of all trades, 1600s Iacke of all trades, 1600s– Jack of all trades.

β. 1700s– Jack at all trades.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², of prep., all adj., English trades , trade n.; at prep.

Etymology: In α. forms < Jack n.² + of prep. + all adj. + trades, plural of trade n. In β. forms < Jack n.² + at prep. + all adj. + trades , plural of trade n. Compare later Tom of all trades n. at Tom n.¹ Compounds 1b(b) and John-of-all-trades n. at John n. Compounds 1a.

(A name for) a person who is able to do many different types of work.Sometimes (esp. in earlier use) with the implication that the person referred to is not particularly good at any of the various types of work.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > [noun] > odd-job or handyman

factotum1562

Magister factotum1573

Johannes factotum1592

Jack of all trades1618

Tom of all trades1631

John-of-all-trades1639

handyman1742

odd man1743

gimcrack1766

Jack of all work1773

orraman1802

bottle washer1835

Jack1836

odd-jobs man1859

roustabout1862

hob-jobber1873

rouster1882

odd-jobber1886

knockabout1889

orra-loon1895

rouser1896

trouncer1896

leatherneck1898

loppy1898

rouseabout1901

bluetongue2002

1618 G. Mynshul Ess. Prison 24 Some broken Cittizen, who hath plaid Iack of all trades.

1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 25 Thus Jack-of-all-trades, hath devoutly showne The twelve Apostles on a Cherry-stone.

1711 J. Marten Treat. Venereal Dis. (ed. 7) iii. iv. 721 Those Quacking Empirical Fellows I am now going to give warning against, are generally our Renegado Mechanicks, such as have been Jacks of all Trades.

1813 W. Scott Let. 21 Mar. (1932) III. 237 Being a complete Jack of all trades, from the Carpenter to the Shepherd nothing comes strange to him.

1852 L. F. Stuart Let. 22 June in R. Stuart et al. Stuart Lett. (1961) I. 353 You know he is a ‘Jack at all trades’. He has sold out his store, and is now the owner of a steamboat running between Buffalo and Green Bay.

1929 H. W. Haggard Devils, Drugs, & Doctors 100 (caption) Much of this extraction [of teeth] was conducted by itinerant quacks or jacks-of-all-trades.

1945 Boys' Life Aug. 32/3 A sort of Jack-at-all-trades, combined artist, mechanic, inventor and philosopher.

1950 J. W. Hurst Growth of Amer. Law v. 99 The average man in the United States acquired a large confidence in himself as a Jack-of-all-trades.

2015 K. J. Edin & H. L. Shaefer $2.00 Day iv. 118 Paul became a jack-of-all-trades, learning all kinds of skills.

Phrases

Proverbial phrase. Jack of all trades and master of none and variants.

ΚΠ

1721 Boston News-let. 7 Aug. 8 Jack of all Trades; and it would seem, Good at none.

c1768 Jovial Gamester's Garland (title page) The Jovial Gamester; or, Jack of all Trades, and Master of none.

1878 S. Walpole Hist. Eng. I. 311 It would be unfair to say of Lord Brougham that he was ‘Jack of all trades and master of none’.

1992 Independent 16 Jan. 23/4 Protean polymathy is the bane of the British: it goes with being too clever by half, a jack of all trades and master of none.

Compounds

General attributive and appositive.

ΚΠ

a1677 M. Clifford Notes Dryden's Poems (1687) i. 3 Your Writings are like a Jack of all Trades Shop, they have Variety, but nothing of value.

1979 R. Magowan Tour de France i. 33 A car-size, four-man team: sports reporter, colour man, interviewer, plus a jack-of-all-trades chauffeur.

1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) iv. 103 She was rescued by a jack-of-all-trades builder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jack of all trades
释义	Jack of all tradesn. Brit. /ˌdʒak əv ˈɔːl treɪdz/, /ˌdʒak əv ɔːl ˈtreɪdz/, U.S. /ˌdʒæk əv ɔl ˈtreɪdz/, /ˌdʒæk əv ɑl ˈtreɪdz/ Inflections: Plural Jacks of all trades. Forms: α. 1600s Iack of all trades, 1600s Iacke of all trades, 1600s– Jack of all trades. β. 1700s– Jack at all trades. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², of prep., all adj., English trades , trade n.; at prep. Etymology: In α. forms < Jack n.² + of prep. + all adj. + trades, plural of trade n. In β. forms < Jack n.² + at prep. + all adj. + trades , plural of trade n. Compare later Tom of all trades n. at Tom n.¹ Compounds 1b(b) and John-of-all-trades n. at John n. Compounds 1a. (A name for) a person who is able to do many different types of work.Sometimes (esp. in earlier use) with the implication that the person referred to is not particularly good at any of the various types of work. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > [noun] > odd-job or handyman factotum1562 Magister factotum1573 Johannes factotum1592 Jack of all trades1618 Tom of all trades1631 John-of-all-trades1639 handyman1742 odd man1743 gimcrack1766 Jack of all work1773 orraman1802 bottle washer1835 Jack1836 odd-jobs man1859 roustabout1862 hob-jobber1873 rouster1882 odd-jobber1886 knockabout1889 orra-loon1895 rouser1896 trouncer1896 leatherneck1898 loppy1898 rouseabout1901 bluetongue2002 1618 G. Mynshul Ess. Prison 24 Some broken Cittizen, who hath plaid Iack of all trades. 1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 25 Thus Jack-of-all-trades, hath devoutly showne The twelve Apostles on a Cherry-stone. 1711 J. Marten Treat. Venereal Dis. (ed. 7) iii. iv. 721 Those Quacking Empirical Fellows I am now going to give warning against, are generally our Renegado Mechanicks, such as have been Jacks of all Trades. 1813 W. Scott Let. 21 Mar. (1932) III. 237 Being a complete Jack of all trades, from the Carpenter to the Shepherd nothing comes strange to him. 1852 L. F. Stuart Let. 22 June in R. Stuart et al. Stuart Lett. (1961) I. 353 You know he is a ‘Jack at all trades’. He has sold out his store, and is now the owner of a steamboat running between Buffalo and Green Bay. 1929 H. W. Haggard Devils, Drugs, & Doctors 100 (caption) Much of this extraction [of teeth] was conducted by itinerant quacks or jacks-of-all-trades. 1945 Boys' Life Aug. 32/3 A sort of Jack-at-all-trades, combined artist, mechanic, inventor and philosopher. 1950 J. W. Hurst Growth of Amer. Law v. 99 The average man in the United States acquired a large confidence in himself as a Jack-of-all-trades. 2015 K. J. Edin & H. L. Shaefer $2.00 Day iv. 118 Paul became a jack-of-all-trades, learning all kinds of skills. Phrases Proverbial phrase. Jack of all trades and master of none and variants. ΚΠ 1721 Boston News-let. 7 Aug. 8 Jack of all Trades; and it would seem, Good at none. c1768 Jovial Gamester's Garland (title page) The Jovial Gamester; or, Jack of all Trades, and Master of none. 1878 S. Walpole Hist. Eng. I. 311 It would be unfair to say of Lord Brougham that he was ‘Jack of all trades and master of none’. 1992 Independent 16 Jan. 23/4 Protean polymathy is the bane of the British: it goes with being too clever by half, a jack of all trades and master of none. Compounds General attributive and appositive. ΚΠ a1677 M. Clifford Notes Dryden's Poems (1687) i. 3 Your Writings are like a Jack of all Trades Shop, they have Variety, but nothing of value. 1979 R. Magowan Tour de France i. 33 A car-size, four-man team: sports reporter, colour man, interviewer, plus a jack-of-all-trades chauffeur. 1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) iv. 103 She was rescued by a jack-of-all-trades builder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1618
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