factotum

noun fahk-TOH-toom Rare

Origin: From Latin 'fac totum', do everything.

Also means

general assistant

Usage Note

Factotum is a Latin loanword that has kept its original spelling in Italian. Like tuttofare, it denotes a person employed to do all kinds of work, but it carries a slightly more formal or ironic register. The plural is invariable: i factotum.

Examples

"Il factotum del teatro si occupa di tutto."

Natural Translation

The theatre's factotum takes care of everything.

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