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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
Proper noun
Footman (plural Footmans)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Footman is the 21842nd 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
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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