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factotum

Pronunciation: /fakˈtəʊtəm/
Definition of factotum

noun (plural factotums)

  • an employee who does all kinds of work:he was employed as the general factotum

Origin:

mid 16th century (originally in the phrases dominum (or magister factotum), translating roughly as 'master of everything', and Johannes factotem 'John do-it-all' or 'Jack of all trades'): from medieval Latin, from Latin fac! 'do!' (imperative of facere) + totum 'the whole thing' (neuter of totus)

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