Jack-of-all-trades
[jak-uh v-awl-treydz, jak-] /ˌdʒæk əvˈɔlˈtreɪdz, ˈdʒæk-/
noun, plural jacks-of-all-trades.
1.
a person who is adept at many different kinds of work.
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