Factotum By Deane Barker • January 7, 2023 • Definition: an employee that does a wide range of duties This is sort of like a “life manager” or personal assistant or majordomo. A factotum assists someone by performing whatever tasks they need. The word is Latin for “do all.” Why I Looked It Up In an episode of Moonlighting, a couple introduces their servant as their “factotum.” I probably wouldn’t have even noticed if not for the closed captioning.