Factotum

//fækˈtoʊ.təm//

Synonyms for "factotum" (12 found)

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Related word relations

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Synonyms

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Translations

44 translations across 18 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • момче за всичко noun (jack of all trades)

Czech

1 entries
  • děvče pro všechno noun (general servant)

Danish

2 entries
  • altmuligmand noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • faktotum noun (general servant)

Dutch

4 entries
  • duiveldoetal noun (jack of all trades)
  • factotum noun (general servant)
  • factotum noun (jack of all trades)
  • manusje-van-alles noun (general servant)

French

1 entries
  • factotum noun (person having many responsibilities)

German

4 entries
  • Alleskönner noun (jack of all trades)
  • Faktotum noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • Faktotum noun (general servant)
  • Mädchen für alles noun (jack of all trades)

Greek

1 entries
  • παντοποιός noun (person having many responsibilities)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • ezermester noun (jack of all trades)
  • tótumfaktum noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • tótumfaktum noun (general servant)

Ido

1 entries
  • faktotum noun (jack of all trades)

Italian

2 entries
  • factotum noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • factotum noun (general servant)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • ишенген кызматкер noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • фактотум noun (person having many responsibilities)

Polish

4 entries
  • omnibus noun (jack of all trades)
  • totumfacka noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • totumfacka noun (general servant)
  • totumfacki noun (person having many responsibilities)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • factoto noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • factótum noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • faz tudo noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • faz-tudo noun (jack of all trades)

Russian

2 entries
  • мастер на все руки noun (jack of all trades)
  • мастер на все руки noun (jack of all trades)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • gille-gach-gnothaich noun (general servant)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • katica za sve noun (jack of all trades)

Spanish

4 entries
  • hombre orquesta noun (general servant)
  • hombre orquesta noun (jack of all trades)
  • muchacho de los mandados noun (general servant)
  • muchacho de los mandados noun (jack of all trades)

Swedish

3 entries
  • allt-i-allo noun (general servant)
  • alltiallo noun (person having many responsibilities)
  • faktotum noun (person having many responsibilities)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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I had almost forgotten Monee, the grinning old man who prepared our meal. […] He was Po-Po’s factotum—cook, butler, and climber of the bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees; and, added to all else, a mighty favourite with his mistress; with whom he would sit smoking and gossiping by the hour.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

Biden’s and Bush’s factotums had to walk their statements quickly back, emphasizing that U.S. policy had not changed.

Source: wiktionary

He lives with his devoted sister and factotum, Cyril (Lesley Manville), and a series of women who tend to be quietly eased out when they demand too much time and attention or — heaven forfend! — dare to speak during Woodcock’s monastic creative routine.

Source: wiktionary

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