factotum

Pronunciation key ( fak·tō′təm )

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