foot·man (f t m n)n. 1. A man employed as a servant to wait at table, attend the door, and run various errands, as in a palace. 2. Archaic a. A foot soldier; an infantryman. b. One who travels on foot; a pedestrian. |
footman [ˈfʊtmən]
n pl -men
1. a male servant, esp one in livery
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a low four-legged metal stand used in a fireplace for utensils, etc.
3. (Military) (formerly) a foot soldier
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) 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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| Noun | 1. |  footman - a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do choresmanservant - a man servant |
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