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Lakai, Bärenspinner

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

US/fˈʊtmən/

» The footman announced the arrival of the duchess.

Значення

значень: 7

A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
Lakai
(історичне)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.
Bärenspinner
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.
(архаїчне)A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.

Ще визначення

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

Приклади

речень: 2

The footman announced the arrival of the duchess.
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He came back two hours later and received the same answer, accompanied by a rather dubious look from the footman.
deZwei Stunden später kam er wieder und erhielt die gleiche Antwort, begleitet von einem recht kritischen Blick vonseiten des Bediensteten. — raggione
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Переклади

мов: 4

Deutsch

За значеннями 2

male servant:

moth of the subfamily Arctiinae:

Походження

From Middle English fotman, footman, foteman (“foot soldier, running footman”), from Old E

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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