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footer.

A footgoer; pedestrian

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfʊtə(ɹ)/
  1. A footgoer; pedestrian

    archaic
  2. A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)

  3. Something that measures a stated number of feet in some dimension.

    in-compounds
    The new boat is a six-footer.
    Both of my sons are six-footers.
  4. Someone who has a preference for using a certain foot.

    in-compounds
    a right-footer
Where this word comes from

From Middle English footer, equivalent to foot + -er.

noun/ˈfʊtə(ɹ)/
  1. Football / soccer.

    UK · slang · uncountable
  2. A football.

    UK · countable · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Germanic *fōts Proto-West Germanic *fōt Old English fōt Middle English fot Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal Middle English fotbal English football English -er English footer From football + -er (“Oxford -er”).

verb/ˈfʊtə(ɹ)/
  1. To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.

    Ireland · Scotland · slang
Where this word comes from

18th century. From fouter, foutre (“valueless thing”), possibly from French foutre (“to lecher”), from Latin futuere (“to fuck”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”).

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