jack of all trades

Etymology
1610s, from sense. Originally a term of praise (competent in many endeavors), today generally used disparagingly, with emphasis on (implied or stated) “master of none”, as in later longer form.

First attested in Essayes and characters of a prison and prisoners, by Geffray Minshull, published 1618 (written 1612), p. 50, as Jack-of-all-trades.

Noun

 * 1)  One competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: ĉiofaranto
 * Finnish: jokapaikanhöylä,
 * French: ,
 * German: Alleskönner, ; ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: þúsundþjalasmiður
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 何でも屋 , 万屋
 * Korean: ,
 * Latin: homo omnis Minervae
 * Latvian: meistars visās lietās
 * Manx: yl-cheirdagh
 * Norman: homme à tout faithe
 * Norwegian: tusenkunstner, alt-mulig-mann
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: pau pra toda obra, homem dos sete ofícios,
 * Russian:, автофотовеломототелерадиомонтёр ,
 * Spanish:, hombre orquesta, , hombre renacentista, hombre del renacimiento, todólogo, todóloga
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish: elinden her iş gelir