all-rounders
Jacks of trades
All-rounders are people with abilities across multiple areas rather than narrow specialization.
The term appears most often in cricket, where an all-rounder both bats and bowls effectively: She's one of the best all-rounders in women's cricket.
Outside sports, it describes versatile performers: The job needs all-rounders who can handle whatever comes up.
Capable in varied contexts
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- multi-skilledHaving varied abilities
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
multipurpose · all-purpose · cross-trained · hybrid · generalist · broad-based · multidisciplinary · interdisciplinary
Multi-domain expert
- jack-of-all-tradesMultiskilled non-specialist
- jill-of-all-tradesWoman competent in many fields
- generalistOne with broad expertise
- factotumServant with varied duties
handyman · multi-talented · Leonardo · Franklin · dabbler · tinkerer · dilettante · amateur
Having practiced ability
- skilledHaving learned ability
- capableHaving required skills
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
talented · gifted · masterful · expert · polished · practiced · experienced · qualified
Cricket's offensive player
- bowlerPin-toppling player
- fielderDefensive ball retriever
- wicketkeeperGloved fielder behind stumps
- MillerOccupational surname for grain-grinders
county · international · pace · spin · innings · centuries · wickets
Cleverly original in design
- inventiveShowing original thought
- creativeProducing original ideas
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
problem-solver · quick-thinking · sharp · shrewd · astute · strategic · analytical · intuitive
versatile
Capable in varied contexts
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- multi-skilledHaving varied abilities
multifaceted · multipurpose · all-purpose · cross-trained · hybrid · generalist · broad-based · multidisciplinary · interdisciplinary · polyvalent
polymath
Multi-domain expert
- jack-of-all-tradesMultiskilled non-specialist
- jill-of-all-tradesWoman competent in many fields
- generalistOne with broad expertise
factotum · handyman · multi-talented · Leonardo · Franklin · dabbler · tinkerer · dilettante · amateur · encyclopedic
proficient
Having practiced ability
accomplished · talented · gifted · masterful · expert · polished · practiced · experienced · qualified · effective
batsman
Cricket's offensive player
- bowlerPin-toppling player
- fielderDefensive ball retriever
- wicketkeeperGloved fielder behind stumps
Miller · county · international · pace · spin · innings · centuries · wickets
ingenious
Cleverly original in design
innovative · problem-solver · quick-thinking · sharp · shrewd · astute · strategic · analytical · intuitive · improvisational
- cricket termsfielder, test match, batsman, bowler, long leg
- Multi-Sport AthletesBo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Jim Thorpe, Jackie Robinson, decathlete
- West Indies Cricketregional teams
all-roundersspecialists
Focused field authorities
one-trick ponies · experts · savants · virtuosos · designated hitters
rounded, rounding, roundness, roundly, rounder, rounders, all-rounder, all-around, all-round