footman
footman
Definition
foot·man (fo̵ot′mən)
noun pl. -·men-mən
- a male servant who assists the butler in a large household
- Archaic a foot soldier; infantryman
Etymology: orig., a man who ran on foot beside his master's horse or carriage
footman
Synonyms
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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.
