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Jill-of-all-trades

Jill-of-all-trades

English

Noun

Jill-of-all-trades ‎(plural Jills-of-all-trades)

  1. Alternative form of jill of all trades
    • 1999, Myrna Temte, Wrangler, Silhouette Books (1999), ISBN 9781459260047, unnumbered page:
      She was the head nurse and Jill-of-all-trades at the Sunshine Gap clinic.
    • 2011, Jenny Devitt, in Wildlife Film-making: Looking to the Future (ed. Piers Warren), Wildeye (2011), ISBN 9781905843022, page 83:
      However, I have no pretensions to being either an expert cameraperson or editor: a bit of a Jill-of-all-trades, you might say.
    • 2012, Melissa Bourbon, A Fitting End, Obsidian (2012), ISBN 9781101574843, unnumbered page:
      She was a Jill-of-all-trades: part-time photographer for the town, freelance photojournalist, wannabe medical examiner, and expert on all things supernatural... including a strange but thorough knowledge of the Cassidy family.

jill-of-all-trades

jill-of-all-trades

English

Noun

jill-of-all-trades ‎(plural jills-of-all-trades)

  1. Alternative form of jill of all trades
    • 2008, Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Borzoi Books (2008), ISBN 9780307269751, page 32:
      She had been hired as a jill-of-all-trades.
    • 2011, Matthew Costello, Vacation, Thomas Dunne Books (2011), ISBN 9780312680077, page 107:
      […] Shana is our jill-of-all-trades here. It's a quiet day—and while she gets your stuff, I can give you folks a quick tour.”
    • 2013, Nele Neuhaus, Snow White Must Die, Minotaur Books (2013), ISBN 9780312604257, page 106:
      Kira Gasthuber, Cosima's production assistant and jill-of-all-trades, picked up after two rings.

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