Factotum

/fækˈtoʊ.təm/

Synonyms for "factotum" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
all-roundergeneral administrator

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
general servantgofer

Related words (4)

Noun(3 words)
handymanmulti-taskerversatile administrator

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

8 entries

More specific

6 entries
administrative factotumhousehold factotumliaison officeroffice administratoroffice factotumproject coordinator

Collocations

6 entries
catch-all factotumfactotum dutiesfactotum rolegeneral factotumhousehold factotumoffice factotum

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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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