omnibus — meaning in English

English meaning

• factotum noun A person employed to perform all sorts of duties.
• omnibus noun A large public bus, especially historically.

Senses

omnibus is used for these senses in English:

• factotum A jack of all trades.
• jack of all trades (idiomatic) One competent in many endeavours, sometimes regarded as not excelling in any of them. [from early 17th c.]
• jack of all trades, master of none (idiomatic) A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.
• omnibus (dated) A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).

factotum — full definition

1. noun A person employed to perform all sorts of duties.
2. noun A jack of all trades.
3. noun A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.
4. noun A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.

omnibus — full definition

1. noun A large public bus, especially historically.
2. noun A single volume collecting multiple previously published works, or a broadcast collecting a week's episodes.
3. adj Covering or combining many different items at once.

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