| 单词 | factotum butler |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfactotum butler General attributive and appositive in sense 1a, as factotum butler, factotum servant, etc. ΚΠ 1791 R. Burns Let. 22 Apr. (1985) II. 87 I was for several of my earlier years, a kind of factotum servant to a country Clergyman. 1859 G. Cupples Hinchbridge Haunted xx. 342 He astonished the respectable old factotum butler..by direct praise of the old wine as good. 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel I. xiv. 202 The small factotum footman. 1879 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener & Home Farmer 14 Aug. 121/2 Mildew, which my factotum gardener says he never saw before among his Cucumbers. 1890 in S. Baring-Gould Old Country Life i. 5 (caption) Old dames with their factotum butler. 1936 R. H. Mottram Portrait of Unknown Victorian iv. 133 Jonah Dye, more than a gentleman's gentleman, factotum valet, companion of Sir Robert, entered upon the humble duties of a messenger to Gurneys'. 1970 P. M. Pasinetti From Acad. Bridge i. 12 The first person who took care of me was Alphonse's factotum secretary. 2005 J. Sutherland So you think you know Thomas Hardy? 42 Who is Giles's 'trusty man and familiar' (i.e. factotum servant)? < as lemmas |
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