"Jill-of-all-trades" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jills-of-all-trades [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Jills-of-all-trades}} Jill-of-all-trades (plural Jills-of-all-trades)
  1. Alternative form of jill of all trades Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: jill of all trades
    Sense id: en-Jill-of-all-trades-en-noun-g8Zbrmjw

Inflected forms

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