FOOTMAN

footman

(noun) a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Footman (plural Footmans)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Footman is the 21842^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1190 individuals. Footman is most common among Black/African American (80.34%) and White (13.78%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

footman (plural footmen)

(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.

Synonyms

• (historical): runner, running footman

• (moth): footman moth

Source: Wiktionary

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Foot"man, n.; pl. Footmen (.

1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.

2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.

3. Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner. Prior.

4. A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.

5. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A moth of the family Lithosidæ; -- so called from its livery- like colors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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