Factotum
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fac·to·tum 
[fak-toh-tuhm] Pronunciation Key
[fak-toh-tuhm] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house. |
| 2. | any employee or official having many different responsibilities. |
[Origin: 1560–70; < ML, equiv. to L fac make, do (impv. of facere) + tōtum, neut. of tōtus all]
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| fac·to·tum
(fāk-tō'təm) Pronunciation Key
n. An employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities. [Medieval Latin factōtum : Latin fac, imperative of facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots + Latin tōtum, everything, from neuter of tōtus, all; see teutā- in Indo-European roots.] |
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factotum
factotum
1566, from M.L. fac totum "do everything," from fac, imperative of facere "do" (see factitious) + totum "all" (see total).
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Factotum
Fac*to"tum\, n.; pl. Factotums (-t?mz). [L., do everything; facere to do + totus all : cf. F. factotum. See Fact, and Total.] A person employed to do all kinds of work or business. --B. Jonson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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