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Word entry · 8 letters

factotum

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"All-purpose assistant"

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8 lettersPronunciation /fækˈtəʊ.təm/Part of speech nounSorted acfmottuStarts with FEnds with M1 clues
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Definitions

  1. a servant employed to do a variety of jobs

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

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

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