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footman Definition

foot·man (fo̵otmən)

noun pl. -·men-mən

  1. a male servant who assists the butler in a large household
  2. Archaic a foot soldier; infantryman

Etymology: orig., a man who ran on foot beside his master's horse or carriage

footman Synonyms

footman

n.

man in waiting, liveryman, lackey; see servant.

footman Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Perhaps she had a footman with a supply of 10p pieces.
  • include: There are thirteen species of butterfly and six species of moth, including the common footman and the chimney sweeper.
  • dress: The aristocrat might once have had footmen dressed in absurd uniforms, rendering them wholly useless.

Converse of subject

  • accompany: Then it dawns on us that Her Majesty would be accompanied by the junior footman of the pooper scooper.
  • lead: The Mayor in his robes mounted on a Horse richly caparisoned, led by two footmen called redcoats with white wands.

Adjective modifier

  • mink-infested: A mink-infested footman waited outside; valets, butlers, database database object oriented relational vs second-men and maids came to attention.
  • liveried: Life has moved on, and the liveried footmen may be borrowed, but the generous city spirit stays the same.
  • common: There are thirteen species of butterfly and six species of moth, including the common footman and the chimney sweeper.
  • orange: Despite the large number of species, including lots of geometers, the only interesting species were orange footman and marbled brown.
  • royal: Four minders ran alongside the coach like royal footmen.
  • several: At the same moment the butler and several footmen ran in from the hall.

Modifies a noun

  • moth: The pest I am thinking of is the footman moth.

Possessives

  • father: A month ago I tried it on your father's footman, and in a week he'd married a perfectly strange parlor maid.

Preposition: in

  • livery: Another troop of 200, in velvet coats, attended by footmen in purple liveries.
footman Quotes

I am no prophetöand here's no great matter; I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid.

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

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