See also: jill-of-all-trades, Jill-of-all-trades, and Jill of all trades
Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Etymology
- 1.3 Pronunciation
- 1.4 Noun
- 1.4.1 Coordinate terms
English
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Alternative forms
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Etymology
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By analogy with jack of all trades.
Pronunciation
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Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
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jill of all trades (plural jills of all trades)
- (idiomatic) A woman competent in many endeavors rather than only one.
1988, Janette Turner Hospital, Charades, University of Queensland Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 268:
Sitting in a dive in Central Square, the one where she works as a dishwasher, barmaid, jill of all trades (illegal, no papers, below-the-minimum cash payments, afternoon and early evening shifts), she stared into a mug of beer and told herself: There comes a point.
2000, Amy Einsohn, The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, University of California Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 64:
If you intend to work primarily in one field, that approach would be reasonable. But if you aspire to be a jack or jill of all trades, you may want to begin by looking at some general guides for nonspecialized writers.
Coordinate terms
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