These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'factotum.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2022 To woo Rosina, Almaviva hires Figaro, the town’s factotum (a jack-of-all-trades) who is the doctor’s barber and wig stylist. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, In early 1929, only a few months after the young Doheny family moved in, Ned and his friend and factotum, Hugh Plunkett, were both shot and killed in a guest bedroom. 2022 Pulling the curtain through the years is Atung (Glenn Obrero), a figure who exists somewhere between spectacle and narrator, authorial representative and stagehand, factotum and moral conscience. 2022 Francesca, one of her former students, works tirelessly as Lydia’s factotum, amanuensis, and personal assistant, in the expectation of becoming her assistant conductor in Berlin. 2023 And in the there-are-no-small-parts department, as Devon, Jules' factotum and foil, Eva Nimmer is more heard than seen. 2023 That’s what the factotum is - a jack-of-all-trades.
2022 The complex is carefully maintained, right down to the large outdoor pool into which housekeeper/chef/doggedly loyal factotum Angela (Vera Barreto) is sluicing chlorine as the film opens. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb.
Recent Examples on the Web Although there are establishing shots in the first episode of a full parking lot and a lot of extras gliding through the lobby, our heroes on their special floor have little contact with anyone outside of Harmony’s quietly, creepily enthusiastic factotum, Mr.
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