factotum

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
2. (dated) A general servant.
3. A person employed to do all sorts of duties.
4. A jack of all trades.
5. (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.

Έννοιες

παντοποιός

πολυτεχνίτης

pantopoiós

Συνώνυμα

handyman

jack of all trades

jack-of-all-trades

majordomo

messenger

office boy

do-all

dispatch carrier

general factotum

one’s favorite disciple

Μεταφράσεις

factotum

factotum

manusje-van-alles

factótum

Faktotum

factotum

kâhya

muchacho de los mandados

hombre orquesta

faz-tudo

factoto

tuttofare

Heimwerker

factotum ''m''

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/fækˈtəʊ.təm/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.