a servant who performs all kinds of tasks; a factotum; cf. right hand, n. 1c.
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释义 | society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > factotum (6) both-hands1631 a servant who performs all kinds of tasks; a factotum; cf. right hand, n. 1c. man Fridaya1809 Someone regarded as having the characteristics of Defoe's man Friday; a servant, an attendant; a personal assistant who does all kinds of work; a… factotum1824 An employee who does all kinds of work; spec. (esp. in earlier use) a domestic servant or employee who undertakes all kinds of household tasks. man-of-all-work1830 a servant or employee who does all kinds of work. bottle washer1835 humorous. A person who performs routine, sometimes menial, tasks; a factotum. Chiefly in chief (or head) cook and bottle-washer: a person who is… bumboy1907 A person who performs all kinds of tasks, esp. menial ones; a factotum. |
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