footer

[ foot-er ]

noun
  1. British Informal.

  2. a person or thing having or associated with a height or length of a foot or a specified number of feet (often used in combination): a six-footer.

  1. Computers. a line of information placed at the end of a page for purposes of identification.

  2. Archaic. a person who walks; walker; pedestrian.

Origin of footer

1
First recorded in 1600–10; foot + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for footer (1 of 3)

footer1

/ (ˈfʊtə) /


noun
  1. archaic a person who goes on foot; walker

  2. (in combination) a person or thing of a specified length or height in feet: a six-footer

British Dictionary definitions for footer (2 of 3)

footer2

/ (ˈfʊtə) /


noun
  1. British informal short for football (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for footer (3 of 3)

footer3

verb(intr)
  1. to potter; occupy oneself trivially or to little effect

noun
  1. a person who footers

Origin of footer

3
perhaps from French foutre; see footle

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