factotum

noun

Definition of factotumnext
as in assistant
formal a person whose job involves doing many different types of work He was the office factotum.

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Recent Examples of factotum The system was so rotten that the FBI indicted nine FIFA factotums in 2015—but that was another era. — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2026 Ironically, a hiring surge of factotums has helped push San Diego to the financial brink. — Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 But the ringer is Michael Cera, as Norwegian tutor Bjørn Lund, employed as an all-purpose factotum by the shady, swaggering, death-defying entrepreneur played by Del Toro. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025 Sophie Monks Kaufman is a writer, film-industry factotum and mixed bag of expressive impulses based in London. — Hazlitt, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for factotum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factotum
  1. assistant
  2. attendant
  3. servant
  4. steward
Noun
  • Willow, a one-time teen star now employed as a casting assistant, carries most of the strain.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Pore’s top assistant, Rafael Martinez, delivers the scouting report on their next opponent — in this instance, the University of Tulsa, with a match set for Wednesday night.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of assistant
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  • Bayona also described enforcement hurdles that Miami code compliance inspectors must overcome, such as being denied entry into condos by front-desk attendants.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The assumed inference is that travelers rely on Google for their travel needs and that informative brochures and knowledgeable attendants are a quaint idea that has outlived its usefulness.
    — Frank Hosek, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of attendant
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  • The remains of these servants, or retainers, were first excavated from the funerary complexes at Abydos, eastern Egypt, which date from around 3000 BC, in the 1920s.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Astonishingly, a servant’s wages amounted to only $3,750 to $4,500 per year.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of servant
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  • This new crop of gadgets, however, asks you to be a more active steward of other people’s privacy.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • All itineraries include an overnight stay, 24-hour steward service, meals with a sommelier’s choice of wine and unlimited soft drinks, and transfers.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of steward

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“Factotum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factotum. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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