Footman

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  • noun. A man employed as a servant to wait at table, attend the door, and run various errands, as in a palace.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A foot soldier; an infantryman.
  • noun. One who travels on foot; a pedestrian.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A soldier who marches and fights on foot.
  • noun. A walker; a pedestrian.
  • noun. Formerly, a runner in attendance upon a person of rank; later, a servant who ran before his master's carriage for the purpose of rendering assistance on bad roads or in crossing streams, but mainly as a mark of the consequence of the traveler: distinctively called a running footman.
  • noun. In later and present use, a male servant whose duty it is to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.; a man in waiting.
  • noun. A stand of brass or other metal placed in front of a fire to hold anything which is to be kept hot.
  • noun. In entomology, one of certain bombycid moths; a lithosiid.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
  • noun. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
  • noun. Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner.
  • noun. A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
  • noun. A moth of the family Lithosidæ; -- so called from its livery-like colors.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
  • noun. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
  • noun. Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner.
  • noun. A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
  • noun. A moth of the family Lithosidae; -- so called from its livery-like colors.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
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    "We have used the English term footman to indicate what is usually called a waiter in this country."
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