factotum \fac*to"tum\ (f[a^]k*t[=o]"t[u^]m), n.; pl. factotums
(-t[u^]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; a
person with many different responsibilities. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
factotum
n : a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
WordNet (r) 2.0
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