as in assistant
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a person whose job involves doing many different types of work
He was the office factotum.
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Recent Examples of factotum
Alongside Ramos’ Noah, Dominique Fishback plays the other significant human character introduced here, an unappreciated but brilliant museum factotum Elena.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2023
Although there are establishing shots in the first episode of a full parking lot and a lot of extras gliding through the lobby, our heroes on their special floor have little contact with anyone outside of Harmony’s quietly, creepily enthusiastic factotum, Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tilman).
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022
The complex is carefully maintained, right down to the large outdoor pool into which housekeeper/chef/doggedly loyal factotum Angela (Vera Barreto) is sluicing chlorine as the film opens.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2023
That’s what the factotum is — a jack-of-all-trades.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2023
Although there are establishing shots in the first episode of a full parking lot and a lot of extras gliding through the lobby, our heroes on their special floor have little contact with anyone outside of Harmony’s quietly, creepily enthusiastic factotum, Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tilman).
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022
The complex is carefully maintained, right down to the large outdoor pool into which housekeeper/chef/doggedly loyal factotum Angela (Vera Barreto) is sluicing chlorine as the film opens.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2023
That’s what the factotum is — a jack-of-all-trades.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factotum
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Lead assistant coach David Adelman took on head coaching duties for the Nuggets in New Orleans, where the court was painted blue for their first NBA Cup game.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The new system lets users ask questions about NASA’s satellite data in plain English, similar to chatting with a virtual assistant.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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His four sons — Rudy is the oldest and Calvin wedged between Perry and Zack — all served as bat boys and clubhouse attendants, immersed in the day-to-day routines of big league players.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Beginning at five-years-old, Minasian worked with his father, Zack Sr., a longtime clubhouse manager for the Texas Rangers from 1988 to 2009, as a bat boy and clubhouse attendant.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Right before the doors are locked and these red-robed servants of the Lord are about to get down to the nasty business of stabbing each other in the back — metaphorically speaking, although maybe not — two surprises are dropped into Lawrence’s lap.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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Most of the enslaved people were field hands, but some were masons, house-hold servants and carpenters.Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Gallina: Being an IRO teaches you how to be a steward of value.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both pitching themselves as the best steward of the future health of the U.S. economy.Rebecca Picciotto,Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Factotum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factotum. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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