英语词汇“factotum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	factotum
释义	factotum (fæktoʊtəm) Word forms: plural factotums countable noun A factotum is a servant who is employed to do a wide variety of jobs for someone. [formal] Synonyms: Man Friday or Girl Friday, handyman, jack of all trades, odd job man More Synonyms of factotum factotum in British English (fækˈtəʊtəm) noun a person employed to do all kinds of work Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin fac! do! + tōtum, from tōtus (adj) all factotum in American English (fækˈtoʊtəm) noun a person hired to do all sorts of work; handyman Word origin ModL < L fac, imper. of facere, do1 + totum, neut. of totus, all, the whole Examples of 'factotum' in a sentence factotum He seems nothing more than a general factotum but in fact he's the power behind the throne at Bangazi. Jenkins, Geoffrey A DAYSTAR OF FEAR (2004) If I stayed at Park Lane it would be to wither away in a backwater as Geoffrey's factotum. Malcolm, John THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE (2004) By day three it was the department's triumph and I was a factotum. Jack Kerley THE HUNDREDTH MAN (2004) (noun) in the sense of Man Friday or Girl Friday Definition a person employed to do all kinds of work I was a sort of office boy and a general factotum. Synonyms Man Friday or Girl Friday handyman jack of all trades odd job man maid of all work odd-jobber man of all work Nearby words of factotum factitious factor factory factotum factual faculty fad Synonyms of 'factotum' factotum Explore 'factotum' in the dictionary
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