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history - Is Jack of all trades, master of none really just a part of . . . A Jack of all trades and good at none (varied) [First two cited examples:] 1721 Boston News-Letter in Buckingham Specimens 1 8: Jack of all Trades, and it would seem, Good at none 1723 New-England Courant 100(2 1): They can, like Children, play Jack of all Trades, tho' they understand none
Does the phrase Jack of all trades, often times better than a master . . . This has often been interpreted as referring to William Shakespeare "Iohannes fac totum" is "Jack-of-all-trades" The "Tygers hart" line is from Henry VI, Part 3, in an early speech from York to Queen Margaret It appears in the 1595 version, "The True Tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke"
Which work of Shakespeare oftentimes better than a master of one . . . The full OED says The earliest known use of the phrase Jack of all trades is in the early 1600s OED's earliest evidence for Jack of all trades is from 1618, in the writing of G Mynshul But they don't have the master of none part, the nearest equivalent of which seems to be 1721 Jack of all Trades; and it would seem, Good at none
What is a single word for a jack of all trades? [duplicate] @WS2 I focused more on the "been everywhere, done everything, knows a lot, is quite experienced" aspects of the OP, as opposed to the "jack of all trades part" I think my answer is quite apt for a person with those characteristics –
What is a synonym for jack of all trades, master of none? A 'Jack of all trades' is "one who has a smattering of several branches of knowledge " and is not a term related to a polymath or "a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas; such a person is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems " –
In The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, why is one Jack named for a . . . The Jacks of All Trades are clearly not exactly human, or not 'still' human Are we to understand that, like the ghouls elsewhere in the book, they have been human and have assumed new names after their transition to another state, or that they are the originals whose names have found their way into Human culture
phrases - Opposite of jack of all trades master of none - English . . . If the opposite is a "Jack of none, master of one (or a few)" then I think the opposite would be a Specialist If the opposite is "Master of all trades, jack of none", you could use omnipotent, as Matt Эллен suggested If the opposite in mind is "Jack of none, master of none", you could use unskilled or untrained
Whats the female equivalent of a man for all seasons? Jack-of-all-trades - It's generally believed that this term can be used for men and women, and doesn't really have a gender connection behind it, despite Jack being a man's name This does have more negative connotations than "man for all seasons" due to the phrase "Jack-of-all-trades, master of none"
What is another word for all round capabilities? "Jack of all trades" is part of the phrase "Jack of all trades, master of none", it is mildly pejorative meaning that he can try his hand at anything, but isn't an expert at any one particular thing If that is what you are going for then it is good, but I don't know if this second idea is what the OP wanted