| 单词 | john-of-all-trades |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJohn-of-all-trades John-of-all-trades n. now somewhat rare a person able to turn his or her hand to many different types of work; = Jack of all trades n. 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 1639 J. Mayne Citye Match ii. v. 19 You Mungrill, You Iohn of all Trades. 1659 Maze 43 There is..a peeking cozening Gipsey, a John of all Trades, having sojourn'd in as many Shops, as ever Proteus took upon him Shapes. 1672 R. Wild Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 3 A Good King..who sees no reason for putting down Haberdashers, and Johns of all Trades. 1899 Greensburg (Indiana) Standard 13 Jan. Our town is a lively place this winter; a saw mill, a lamp-wick peddler, a fur buyer, a Wild Bill, a lively Ben and a John-of-all-trades. 2008 N. M. Roberts Pointe & Shoot 6 I opened my eyes to see Marlys, my friend, dance mom, and general john-of-all-trades. You name it, she did it at the studio. < as lemmas |
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