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Meanings of factotum in English

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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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Examples for "fac"
1
Max-fac relies on technology that no one has identified, let alone tested.
The Guardian
2
Hain't seed neither hide ner hair o' her since, thet's a fac'.
My Lady of the North
3
I vought shuah I was a goner, I did fo' a fac'!
The Rover Boys in the Jungle; Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa
4
Immediately after it there was supper, which was a fac simile of breakfast.
The Recreations of a Country Parson
5
You look just like you used to do, dat's a fac'.
Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
Usage of factotum in English
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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