Results for factotum

Definitions of factotum:

part of speech: noun

A person employed to do all kinds of work.

part of speech: noun

One who does all kinds of work; a humble friend or confidential servant who is ready to do any kind of thing.

part of speech: noun

A person employed for, or in charge of, all kinds of work.

Usage examples for factotum:

• When it came he flung himself into the steering seat and drove away at such a pace that Andrews, his outdoor man and general factotum looked after him anxiously. "Afterwards", Kathlyn Rhodes

• Two choruses by Graun had already been utilised in the revision of the Italian version which Handel brought out in 1737. All this time John Christopher Schmidt, now known as Smith, had been his indispensable factotum "Handel", Edward J. Dent

• I am Captain's private secretary, aid- de- camp, and general factotum "The King's Stratagem and Other Stories", Stanley J. Weyman

• The ticket- seller, who combined with his duties those of freight and express agent and general factotum was sweeping out his tiny box of an office. "The Long Lane's Turning", Hallie Erminie Rives