how to pronounce factotum

/fækˈtəʊ.təm/

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factotum is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of factotum

noun:

An individual employed to do all sorts of duties.
A jack of all trades.
A printer's ornament forming a decorative border into which any letter can be inserted to mark the beginning of a section of text.
A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
A general servant.

factotum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word factotum occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics factotum can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that factotum can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;