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factotum
[ fak-toh-tuhm ]
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.
factotum
/ æˈəʊə /
noun
- a person employed to do all kinds of work
Word History and Origins
Origin of factotum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of factotum1
Example Sentences
Judge Sessions’ ruling will of course be appealed to a higher court by some factotum of the Trump regime, and then that court’s decision on that appeal will be appealed as well.
Partway through the dizzying and appalling last two weeks of trade wars, courtroom battles, street abductions and social media posturing, these two Trump factotums wound up in a war of words.
With a chemistry background, Jean assumed the role of winemaker, with Baker as general factotum.
“But the fact that he chose The Journal — and that the editorial page was willing to serve as his loyal factotum — says a great deal about the relationship between the two parties.”
Like Rico said, one of the ways we think of the factotum is being a jack-of-all-trades.
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