footboy

American  

[foot-boi] / ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a boy in livery employed as a servant; page.

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footboy British  

/ ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a boy servant; page

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Etymology

Origin of footboy

1580–90; foot + boy, modeled on footman

Example Sentences

When, lo! there came a tapping at the door: “Come in!” he cried, And in another minute by his side Stood John the footboy, with the morning paper, Wet from the press.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 2, 1841 by Various

She could scarcely believe the apprentice taking his meals with the footboy in the dingy kitchen at Dowry Square could be one with the young man who walked by her side in his holiday attire.

From Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Marshall, Emma

Then she hired very handsome lodgings and a footboy, and she got a harpsichord, but Bet could not play; however, she put herself in fine attitudes and drummed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

The latter, hearing of his coming, spread his nets and hemmed him and all his household and gear about in a strait place, without letting a single footboy escape.

From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Payne, John

But when she went down into the kitchen at twelve o'clock she found him seated at a very untempting meal, with Sam the footboy and Mrs Symes.

From Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Marshall, Emma