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footman

[ foot-muhn ]

noun

plural footmen.
  1. a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
  2. a metal stand before a fire, to keep something hot.
  3. Archaic. an infantryman.


footman

/ ˈʊٳə /

noun

  1. a male servant, esp one in livery
  2. a low four-legged metal stand used in a fireplace for utensils, etc
  3. (formerly) a foot soldier
  4. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲd·ڴǴdzm noun plural underfootmen
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Word History and Origins

Origin of footman1

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