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Meanings of factotum in anglès

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Early type of printers' ornament with a hole in the center in which an initial letter is printed.

        Latin phrase.

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                Usage of factotum in anglès
                1
                He came, and was factotum with the novelty of a fixed salary.
                White Lies
                2
                From pet poet and playwright to designer of entertainments and general factotum.
                The Oracle Glass
                3
                Entering the ground, he was confronted by his factotum, the Italian, Silvio.
                Mary Louise Solves a Mystery
                4
                And followed by Hurel, his factotum, he went to meet the curé.
                Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, par...
                5
                This person was a sort of steward or factotum to his chief.
                Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
                6
                Also, he must remain Ehrenthal's factotum as long as it suited him.
                Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
                7
                The elevator factotum had just sixty-five cents in his pocket at the time.
                The Titan
                8
                Simply the greatest maid, confidante, factotum and grump of her generation.
                The Irish Times
                9
                Durieu was the factotum of the chateau, and his wife was the housekeeper.
                An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery)
                10
                Bonhomme Michel was the old watchman and factotum of the monastery.
                The Golden Dog
                11
                She was the directress, the secretary, the factotum, of the Duchess of Berry.
                The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X
                12
                This was the gardener and general factotum at Colonel Van Dyne's.
                Janice Day at Poketown
                13
                Few know this fallacy better than the harried factotum hunched over a phone.
                The Guardian
                14
                She also sent Walter, the factotum, and had him write letters.
                My Life and My Efforts
                15
                He was no longer the fairy godmother's devoted and humble factotum.
                Viviette
                16
                However, we had started before this fact was explained by my factotum Christo.
                Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879
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