factotum

Example Sentences

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Like Rico said, one of the ways we think of the factotum is being a jack-of-all-trades.

From New York Times

Edward Nelson, sounding handsome and polished, turns the Barber into an unusually compelling factotum.

From New York Times

They — and their paid financial factotums — know the IRS doesn’t have the time and resources to investigate their long and complex returns properly.

From Washington Post

But she soon recognized his gift, and at 17 he began conservatory studies, practicing standards of the repertoire like “Largo al factotum,” from Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville.”

From New York Times

As Figaro, the dynamic bass Hans Tashjian, whose voice has a nice, light ping in its upper range, adorned the character’s famous aria “Largo al factotum” with fresh, inventive ornaments.

From New York Times