Definition of FACTOTUM

factotum

Plural: factota, factotums

Noun

  • A person employed to do a wide range of jobs.
  • a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  • A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
  • A general servant.
  • A person employed to do all sorts of duties.
  • A jack of all trades.
  • 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.

Examples

  • He was the factotum of the Scrabble club, organizing games, scoring, and providing snacks.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin factotum (literally “do everything”), from Latin fac, present singular imperative of faciō (“do, make”) + tōtum (“everything”); attested in English from 1566.

Synonyms

do-all, handyman, jack of all trades, sciolist

Scrabble Score: 15

factotum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
factotum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
factotum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

factotum: valid Words With Friends Word