The difference between Dogsbody and Factotum
When used as nouns, dogsbody means a person who does menial work, a servant, whereas factotum means a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
Dogsbody is also verb with the meaning: to act as a dogsbody, to do menial work:.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dogsbody and Factotum
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Dogsbody as a noun (British):
A person who does menial work, a servant.
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Dogsbody as a verb:
To act as a dogsbody, to do menial work:
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Factotum as a noun (dated):
A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
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Factotum as a noun (dated):
A general servant.
Examples:
"synonyms: do-all"
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Factotum as a noun:
A jack of all trades.
Examples:
"synonyms: handyman jack of all trades sciolist"
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Factotum as a noun:
An individual employed to do all sorts of duties.