footman.
A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); so called from its livery-like colors. Especially, a common footman (Manulea lurideola).
A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English fotman, footman, foteman (“foot soldier, running footman”), from Old English *fōtman, *fōtmann (attested only as Old English fēþman, fēþemann (“footman”), equivalent to foot + man.
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