# jack of all trades, master of none

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.

## Etymology
Expanded form of jack of all trades, which originally was sometimes used as a term of praise.
In the 21st century this phrase has itself been (rarely) expanded to a couplet:
: Jack of all trades, master of none,
: though oftentimes better than master of one.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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