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Synonyms & Antonyms of factotum
formal
a person whose job involves doing many different types of work
- He was the office factotum.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for factotum
- daily
- [British],
- domestic,
- flunky
- (also flunkey or flunkie),
- lackey,
- menial,
- retainer,
- servant,
- steward
- handmaiden
- (also handmaid),
- housekeeper,
- housemaid,
- lady-in-waiting,
- maid,
- maidservant,
- wench,
- woman
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for factotum
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“Factotum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factotum. Accessed 6 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of factotum was in 1562
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