a man for all seasons



a man for all seasons

  (slightly formal)
a man who is very successful in many different types of activity
Usage notes: This is the title of a play about Sir Thomas More.
He's chairman of a large chemicals company as well as a successful painter - really a man for all seasons.
See also: all, man, season

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Benignus-Late Roman
Carles-Catalan
Drago-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Porter['pɔ:tə]
Martynas-Lithuanian
Zaman-Arabic, Urdu