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fac·to·tum
(făk-tō′təm)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
(fækˈtəʊtəm)n
a person employed to do all kinds of work
[C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin fac! do! + tōtum, from tōtus (adj) all]
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fac•to•tum
(fækˈtoʊ təm)n.
an assistant who takes on a wide range of tasks and responsibilities.
[1560–70; < Medieval Latin, = Latin fac make, do (imperative of facere) + tōtum, neuter of tōtus all]
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factotum
a general assistant, engaged to do all varieties of work.
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Noun | 1. | factotum - a servant employed to do a variety of jobs |
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factotum
noun Man Friday or Girl Friday, handyman, jack of all trades, odd job man, maid of all work, odd-jobber, man of all work I was a sort of office boy and a general factotum.
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děvče pro všechno
faktotum
tótumfaktum
faktotum
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factotum
n → Faktotum nt
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