factotum

[ fak-toh-tuhm ]

/ fækˈtoʊ təm /

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noun

a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house.

any employee or official having many different responsibilities.

Origin of factotum

1560–70; <Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin fac make, do (imperative of facere) + tōtum, neuter of tōtus all

Words nearby factotum

factory, factory farm, factory outlet, factory price, factory ship, factotum, facts and figures, factsheet, facts of life, factual, factualism

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Example sentences from the Web for factotum

Rafferty was a man of genius, who had started as a helper and odd job person, and had risen to the position of factotum.
The Ghost Girl|H. De Vere Stacpoole
He was her factotum, in whom she had greater faith than in any member of her household.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various
I hired a Greek servant, whom I intended should serve as interpreter and factotum.
Visits To Monasteries in the Levant|Robert Curzon
Famulus, fam′ū-lus, n. a private secretary or factotum: an attendant, esp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

Marguerite had not seen her father in the long interval, and George had seen only the factotum of Lucas & Enwright.
The Roll-Call|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for factotum

factotum

/ (fækˈtəʊtəm) /

noun

a person employed to do all kinds of work

Word Origin for factotum

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin fac! do! + tōtum, from tōtus (adj) all

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单词	factotum
释义	factotum [ fak-toh-tuhm ] / fækˈtoʊ təm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR factotum ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house. any employee or official having many different responsibilities. Origin of factotum 1560–70; <Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin fac make, do (imperative of facere) + tōtum, neuter of tōtus all Words nearby factotum factory, factory farm, factory outlet, factory price, factory ship, factotum, facts and figures, factsheet, facts of life, factual, factualism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for factotum Rafferty was a man of genius, who had started as a helper and odd job person, and had risen to the position of factotum. The Ghost Girl\|H. De Vere Stacpoole He was her factotum, in whom she had greater faith than in any member of her household. Chatterbox, 1906\|Various I hired a Greek servant, whom I intended should serve as interpreter and factotum. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant\|Robert Curzon Famulus, fam′ū-lus, n. a private secretary or factotum: an attendant, esp. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various Marguerite had not seen her father in the long interval, and George had seen only the factotum of Lucas & Enwright. The Roll-Call\|Arnold Bennett British Dictionary definitions for factotum factotum / (fækˈtəʊtəm) / noun a person employed to do all kinds of work Word Origin for factotum C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin fac! do! + tōtum, from tōtus (adj) all Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to factotum jack of all trades
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factotum

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