factotum
suomi-englanti sanakirjafactotum englannista suomeksi
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Substantiivi
factotum englanniksi
A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
A general servant.
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(RQ:Melville Omoo) 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.
(RQ:Thackeray Pendennis)
A person employed to do all sorts of duties.
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A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.
(l) (gloss)
an individual employed to do all sorts of duties
1816, "Largo al Factotum", ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Cesare Sterbini
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