as in assistants
formal
a person whose job involves doing many different types of work
He was the office factotum.
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Noun
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Other tech companies have also been rolling out their own AI browser assistants.—
Jaures Yip,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025 -
In total, there are 30 people in each morning meeting, from quality control assistants and members of the training staff to strength coaches and admissions representatives.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Drivers should turn north at Southwest 112th Avenue and follow parking attendants into the general parking area.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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While pay ranges depending on exact position, collective bargaining agreements across New York City hotels have secured upward of $40/hour for some positions, including room attendants.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If dogs are our servants, cats are our shadows.—
Rebecca van Laer
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Of those who stay, more than eighty per cent work in the informal sector—as domestic servants, street hawkers, porters, cleaners.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Part of the reason the league adopted an overtime format then is that the stewards of the game wanted more excitement — the addition of overtime was part of multiple rule changes meant to encourage passing and scoring.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many wisdoms intrinsic to permaculture long predate the term—it cannot be understated how much stems from indigenous knowledge and was passed down from generations before, from these ancestral stewards who listened to, and trusted, the land.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Factotums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factotums. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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