kaitonotono
1. (noun) minion, lackey, factotum, servant, dogsbody, skivvy, drudge.
Āpiti atu ki āna mahi kaiwhakamārama reo, i noho a Rēweti hei kaitonotono mā te umanga rōia, ā, hei māngai kaihoko whenua mai mā te Karauna, engari he tūranga kore mana noa iho tēnei (TTR 1996:165). / As well as interpreting, Rēweti acted as the factotum for the legal firm and as the Crown's land purchase officer's agent, but this was a position lacking any status.
Synonyms: tonotono, wheteke, tia, rōpā, pāihi, mōkai, hāwini, pononga, tūmau, apa
