Meaning
A person employed to perform all sorts of duties.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Ellipsis of domine fac totum, dominus fac totum /dominus factotum (“absolute ruler; head servant”), from Medieval Latin domine fac tōtum (“O Lord, do everything”), also with substition of nominative dominus for vocative domine.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
handymanjack of all tradessciolistdo-allservant
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram: