Wondering how to use Factotum in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as servant or retainer.
Factotum meaning
- A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
- A general servant.
- A person employed to do all sorts of duties.
Using Factotum
- The main meaning on this page is: A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities. | A general servant. | A person employed to do all sorts of duties.
- Useful related words include: servant, retainer.
- In the example corpus, factotum often appears in combinations such as: to factotum.
Context around Factotum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Factotum
- In this selection, "factotum" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, department, johannes and jack stand out and add context to how "factotum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include factotum is an and here johannes factotum jack of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "factotum" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with factotum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And now it’s next to ‘factotum’ as well. (9 words)
What State Department factotum had the bright idea to ask countries headed by murderers, oppressors, and aggressors to endorse an American human rights initiative? (24 words)
As used here, Johannes Factotum ("Jack of all trades") refers to a second-rate tinkerer with the work of others, rather than the more common "universal genius". (27 words)
Alberto, who counted with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as his vice-president and factotum of power, executed a delicate balancing act while having to negotiate with both his internal rivals and the opposition coalition, Juntos por el Cambio. (38 words)
Factotum is an authentication and key management server for Plan 9. It handles authentication on behalf of other programs such that both secret keys and implementation details need only be known to Factotum. (33 words)
As used here, Johannes Factotum ("Jack of all trades") refers to a second-rate tinkerer with the work of others, rather than the more common "universal genius". (27 words)
What State Department factotum had the bright idea to ask countries headed by murderers, oppressors, and aggressors to endorse an American human rights initiative? (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
Factotum is an authentication and key management server for Plan 9. It handles authentication on behalf of other programs such that both secret keys and implementation details need only be known to Factotum.
Alberto, who counted with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as his vice-president and factotum of power, executed a delicate balancing act while having to negotiate with both his internal rivals and the opposition coalition, Juntos por el Cambio.
What State Department factotum had the bright idea to ask countries headed by murderers, oppressors, and aggressors to endorse an American human rights initiative?
And now it’s next to ‘factotum’ as well.
As used here, Johannes Factotum ("Jack of all trades") refers to a second-rate tinkerer with the work of others, rather than the more common "universal genius".
Common combinations with factotum
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to factotum 2×