factotum

fac·to·tum  (fk-ttm)

n.

An employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities.

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[Medieval Latin facttum : Latin fac, imperative of facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots + Latin ttum, everything, from neuter of ttus, all; see teut- in Indo-European roots.]

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factotum [fækˈtəʊtəm]

n

a person employed to do all kinds of work

[from Medieval Latin, from Latin fac! do! + tōtum, from tōtus (adj) all]

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factotum

a general assistant, engaged to do all varieties of work.

See also: Occupations

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

factotum - a servant employed to do a variety of jobs servant, retainer - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

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factotum

noun Man Friday or Girl Friday, handyman, jack of all trades, odd job man, maid of all work, odd-jobber, man of all work I was a sort of office boy and a general factotum.

Translations

factotum [fækˈtəʊtəm] N → factótum mf

factotum [fækˈtəʊtəm] n → factotum m, intendant(e) m/f
fact sheet n → fiche f d'informations

factotum

n → Faktotum nt

factotum [fækˈtəʊtəm] n → factotum m/f inv