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factotum
(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
(dated) A general servant.
📑 Synonyms:
do-all
💬 Quotations
Susan Bonner’s mistress hearing of Strong’s arrival sent for him at this juncture, and the Chevalier went up to her ladyship not without hopes that he should find her more tractable than her factotum Mrs. Bonner.
A person employed to do all sorts of duties.
A jack of all trades.
(printing, historical) 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.