"jill of all trades" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-jill of all trades.ogg [Australia] Forms: jills of all trades [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with jack of all trades. Etymology templates: {{m|en|jack of all trades}} jack of all trades Head templates: {{en-noun|jills of all trades}} jill of all trades (plural jills of all trades)
  1. (idiomatic) A woman competent in many endeavors rather than only one. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: Jill of all trades, Jill-of-all-trades, jill-of-all-trades Coordinate_terms: jack of all trades
    Sense id: en-jill_of_all_trades-en-noun-T9LdW4v2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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