factotum

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von factotum im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

kâhya

her işi gören memur

her işi yapan hizmetçi

{i} uşak

{i} hizmetçi

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von factotum im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A general servant

I had almost forgotten Monee, the grinning old man who prepared our meal. He was Po-Po’s factotum—cook, butler, and climber of the bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees; and, added to all else, a mighty favourite with his mistress; with whom he would sit smoking and gossiping by the hour.

A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities

A jack of all trades

idiom "Jack of all trades"

\fak-TOH-tuhm\, noun: A person employed to do all kinds of work or business

a servant employed to do a variety of jobs

A factotum is a servant who is employed to do a wide variety of jobs for someone. a servant or worker who has to do many different kinds of jobs for someone

A dedicated member of a faction

{i} employee with many different duties

A person employed to do all kinds of work or business

Relevante Übersetzungen

A factotum

bothhands

factotums

obsolete, plural of factotum

Silbentrennung

fac·to·tum

Synonyme

handyman, jack of all trades, sciolist, general employee, man/girl friday, mr/ms fixit, odd-job person, personal assistant

Etymologie

[ fak-'tO-t&m ] (noun.) 1566. From New Latin, (“do everything”), from Latin fac, present singular imperative of faciō (“do, make”) + tōtum (“everything”); attested in English from 1566.