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factotum

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fac·to·tum  (fk-ttm)
n.
An employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities.
[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.]
factotum
Noun
a person employed to do all kinds of work [Latin fac! do! + totum all]
factotum
a general assistant, engaged to do all varieties of work.
See also: Occupations
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Noun1.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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Gallop off to our Moscow estate," he said to the factotum who appeared at his call.
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