footman
IPA: fˈʊtmʌn
noun
- (archaic) A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
- A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
- (historical) A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.
- A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
- A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
- especially, the common footman (Manulea lurideola)
- A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.
- A surname.
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Examples of "footman" in Sentences
- A footman gives away a plate.
- He played the eponymous footman.
- He was a footman in the household of the queen.
- He was a footman in the household of Queen Anne.
- He is the good natured footman at Willoughby Chase.
- The footman was therefore sent to New Zealand to recover.
- She was discharged for having an affair with the second footman.
- Charlotte then escapes the footman and throws him into the river.
- The coachman and footman killed him to claim they had killed the dragon.
- After bribing a footman, Tom is admitted into the presence of Mrs Fitzpatrick.