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
Footman (plural Footmans)
A surname.
• 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.
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.
• (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
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.