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Noun: jack of all trades
  1. A man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
    "They hired a jack of all trades to do minor repairs around the house";
    - handyman, odd-job man
Noun: Jack of all trades
  1. A person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well

Derived forms: jacks of all trades

Type of: actor, adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], doer, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, servicer, sod [informal], worker

Encyclopedia: Jack of all trades, master of none