Footman Definition

fo͝otmən
footmen
noun
A male servant who assists the butler in a large household.
Webster's New World
A man employed as a servant to wait at table, attend the door, and run various errands, as in a palace.
American Heritage
A foot soldier; infantryman.
Webster's New World
One who travels on foot; a pedestrian.
American Heritage
(historical) A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.
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Other Word Forms of Footman

Noun

Singular:
footman
Plural:
footmen

Origin of Footman

  • Middle English footman, fotman, foteman (“foot soldier, running footman”)

    From Wiktionary

Footman Sentence Examples

  • A footman moved the chair for her.

  • He wandered about in Turin for some time, and at last established himself as footman to a Madame de Vercellis.

  • Prince Andrew had gone out into the hall, and, turning his shoulders to the footman who was helping him on with his cloak, listened indifferently to his wife's chatter with Prince Hippolyte who had also come into the hall.

  • A footman, thinking no one saw him, was drinking on the sly what was left in the glasses.

  • A footman conducted Boris down one flight of stairs and up another, to Pierre's rooms.

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Words Starting With

FFOFOO

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NANMAN

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