factotum


Pronunciation key

( fak·tōtəm )

fac•to•tum

n.

[<Med. L. < fac, sing. imperative of facere to do, + totum everything. Neut. of totus, all, the whole. New latin, literally, to do everything.]

  1. Employee who is hired to perform numerous and diverse duties; handy man or servant.

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition, ©1976
  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus, ©2004
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