Factotum Definition

făk-tōtəm
factotums
noun
An employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities.
American Heritage
A person hired to do all sorts of work; handyman.
Webster's New World

(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.

Wiktionary

(dated) A general servant.

Wiktionary
A jack of all trades.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Factotum

  • Medieval Latin factōtum Latin fac imperative of facere to do dhē- in Indo-European roots Latin tōtum everything from neuter of tōtus all teutā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin factotum (literally “do everything”), from Latin fac, present singular imperative of faciō (“do, make”) + tōtum (“everything”); attested in English from 1566.

    From Wiktionary

Factotum Sentence Examples

  • His activity was prodigious, and Catharine called him her factotum.

  • The Lost-in-Space Robinsons employed their robot as a sort of general factotum, and even Gort, of Klaatu Barada Nicto fame, was only following orders.

  • He was an ex-abbe who had shown his devotion to his mistress when her life was threatened, and henceforward was installed at Nohant as factotum.

  • His successor, Alexander Mavrocordato, surnamed Exaporritos, was charged by the Turkish government with the delicate and arduous negotiation of the treaty of Carlowitz, and by his dexterity succeeded, in spite of his questionable fidelity to the interests of his employers, in gaining their entire confidence, and in becoming the factotum of Ottoman policy.

  • The intendant became the kings factotum, not purchasing his office but liable to dismissal, the governments confidential agent and the real repository of royal authority, the governor being only for show (see INTENDANT).

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