footman

[ foo t-muh n ]

/ ˈfʊt mən /

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noun, plural foot·men.

a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.

a metal stand before a fire, to keep something hot.

Archaic. an infantryman.

Words nearby footman

footling presentation, footlocker, footlong, footloose, footloose and fancy-free, footman, footmark, footmen's gallery, footnote, footpace, footpad

Origin of footman

First recorded in 1250–1300, footman is from the Middle English word fotman. See foot, man¹

OTHER WORDS FROM footman

un·der·foot·man, noun, plural un·der·foot·men.

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Examples from the Web for footman

A footman was summoned and told to go down to the kitchens where the chefs on duty were severely reprimanded.
Royals And Royalist On Vacation|Tom Sykes|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After graduating in June 2011, he applied for a job as a footman at Buckingham Palace, and started there in February 2012.
Royal Footman Forced To Return To Calcutta Slum Days After Starring Role In Baby's Birth||July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On my visit, I was attended by a footman and a lady dressed in period attire.
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But it was only Mrs. Davis's footman leaving a note for Leslie about some charity.
The Sport of the Gods|Paul Laurence Dunbar

Quickly she touched a bell, and in the next instant the coach had stopped and the footman was at the open door.
Belford's Magazine, Vol II, No. 10, March 1889|Various
The footman was fond of reading, and used often in the evening to entertain the other servants with some amusing book.
Favorite Fairy Tales|Logan Marshall
"You've made a mistake, my man," was the footman's response.
Adventures of Bindle|Herbert George Jenkins
A coachman in quiet livery sat on the box; a footman opened the door for us.
A Plucky Girl|L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for footman

footman

/ (ˈfʊtmən) /

noun plural -men

a male servant, esp one in livery

a low four-legged metal stand used in a fireplace for utensils, etc

(formerly) a foot soldier

any of several arctiid moths related to the tiger moths, esp the common footman (Eilema lurideola), with yellowish hind wings and brown forewings with a yellow front stripe; they produce woolly bear larvae

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footman

noun, plural foot·men.

Words related to footman

Words nearby footman

Origin of footman

OTHER WORDS FROM footman

Examples from the Web for footman

British Dictionary definitions for footman

noun plural -men