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factotum definition

fac·to·tum (fak tōt′əm)

noun

a person hired to do all sorts of work; handyman

Etymology: ModL < L fac, imper. of facere, do + totum, neut. of totus, all, the whole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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