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footman
[ foot-muhn ]
noun
plural footmen.
- 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.
footman
/ ˈʊٳə /
noun
- 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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- ܲd·ڴǴdzm noun plural underfootmen
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She was wondering if she should make a run for it before she was thrown out by a couple of big footmen.
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Guy Hunting, a published author and previously a footman at Buckingham Palace, has been a resident for 14 years.
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Dru Marshall, 26, of Romsey, Hampshire, claimed to be a senior footman at Windsor Castle when he listed an "antler walking stick" for auction.
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Maybe he would pay the staff more, promote the Black footmen or at least give them some better treatment.
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“The turnover of a footman is notoriously high!”
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