footman
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mən noun, plural foot·men.
1.
a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
2.
a metal stand before a fire, to keep something hot.
3.
Archaic. an infantryman.
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| —n , pl -men | |
| 1. | a male servant, esp one in livery |
| 2. | a low four-legged metal stand used in a fireplace for utensils, etc |
| 3. | (formerly) a foot soldier |
| 4. | any of several arctiid moths related to the tiger moths, esp the common footman (Eilema lurideola), with yellowish hind wings and brown forewings with a yellow front stripe; they produce woolly bear larvae |
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Footman
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
footman
c.1300, foot soldier; late 14c., one who goes on foot; as a personal attendant, originally one who ran before or alongside his masters carriage, announcing its arrival (and keeping it from tipping over). The modern, non-jogging servant sense is from c.1700, though the running footmen still were in service
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Example sentences
His meals were served on a tray, and a footman looked after him.
The footman who gathers two or three forks in a bunch will never do it a second time, and keep his place.
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