footman
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.
» The footman announced the arrival of the duchess.
Meaning
7 sensesA man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
Lakai
(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.
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.
(archaic)A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
- a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
Examples
2 sentencesThe footman announced the arrival of the duchess.
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.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English fotman, footman, foteman (“foot soldier, running footman”), from Old EFrom 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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Forms
plural: footmenSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular