factotum
Meanings
noun
- A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
- A general servant.
- A person employed to do all sorts of duties.
- A jack of all trades.
- A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Ellipsis of domine fac totum, dominus fac totum /dominus factotum (“absolute ruler; head servant”), from Medieval Latin domine fac tōtum (“O Lord, do everything”), also with substition of nominative dominus for vocative domine.
Synonyms
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