
n.
An employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities.
[Medieval Latin factōtum : Latin fac, imperative of facere, to do + Latin tōtum, everything, from neuter of tōtus, all.]
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[Medieval Latin factōtum : Latin fac, imperative of facere, to do + Latin tōtum, everything, from neuter of tōtus, all.]
| Obscure Words: factotum |
| WordNet: factotum |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
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A factotum is a general servant or a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities. The word derives from the Latin command (imperative construction) fac totum ("do/make everything").
Factotum can also refer to:
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| Translations: Factotum |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - faktotum, betroet tjener
Nederlands (Dutch)
factotum, manusje van alles, bediende die zijn meesters zaken regelt
Français (French)
n. - factotum, homme/femme à tout faire
Deutsch (German)
n. - Faktotum
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπηρέτης γενικών καθηκόντων
Português (Portuguese)
n. - factótum (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - factótum
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - allt-i-allo
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
杂役, 打杂的人
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雜役, 打雜的人
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잡역부, 막일하는 사람
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مستخدم يؤدي مختلف المهام
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עובד כללי, משרת
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