What do you call someone that is a jack of all trades?
synonyms for jack-of-all-trades
Compare Synonyms. factotum. handyman. pantologist. proteus.
The original version "a jack of all trades" is often used as a compliment for a person who is good at fixing, and has a good level of broad knowledge.
A Jack of all trades is someone that is sometimes referred to via synonyms like Multipotentialites, hom*o Universalis, Generalists, Multi-skilled people or Handymen.
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A multipotentialite is a person who has many different interests and creative pursuits in life. Multipotentialites have no “one true calling” the way specialists do.
As a person who can never seem to master one skill, I can speak from experience that this is a personality type and a way of life. It's apparent that the people who we call “jack of all trades” or “do-it-alls” or “renaissance people” or “well-rounded” all have something in common: we have microscopic attention spans.
“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes is better than a master of one.” The infamous 'jack of all trades' proverb is commonly used. It is rarely, however, quoted in its entirety. In its incomplete form it is colloquially used to suggest that generalists are often less effective than specialists.
adjective. If you say that a person is versatile, you approve of them because they have many different skills. [approval] He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes. Synonyms: adaptable, flexible, all-round, resourceful More Synonyms of versatile.
A person who has many skills (juggling, picking pockets, etc.) is a jack of all trades. If the skills are in intellectual matters, that person is a polymath.
A polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, "having learned much")1 is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas; such a person is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.
What do you call a person who is always happy and positive?
optimistic Add to list Share. An optimistic person thinks the best possible thing will happen, and hopes for it even if it's not likely. Someone who's a tad too confident this way is also sometimes called optimistic.
adjective. If someone is caring, they are affectionate, helpful, and sympathetic.
Able to do many things. all-around. versatile. flexible. diverse.
pantology (uncountable) A systematic view of all branches of human knowledge or a work of universal information.
