Definition of factotum

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fac·to·tum    (fk-ttm) KEY  

NOUN:

An employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin facttum : Latin fac, imperative of facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots + Latin ttum, everything from neuter of ttus, all; see teut- in Indo-European roots

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