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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

tuttofare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tut.toˈfa.re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jack-of-all-trades/ˌdʒæk.əv.ɔːlˈtreɪdz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Cercano un tuttofare per gestire la manutenzione dell'hotel."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who has dabbled in many different skills, rather than gaining expertise by focusing on only one.

    "He is a true jack-of-all-trades who can fix a leaky pipe, build a website, and paint the living room."
  2. 2

    A handy person capable of performing numerous odd jobs around a house or workplace.

    "The community center needed a jack-of-all-trades to handle daily maintenance and repairs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the late 16th century, the term combines the common English given name 'Jack' (used generically to represent a common man) with 'trade' in the sense of a craft or occupation. Originally applied to someone who could do many different types of work, it was often historically followed by the cautionary suffix 'and master of none', highlighting breadth over depth of skill.

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