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footman

[foot-muhn]

Origin

noun, plural -men.

a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.

a metal stand before a fire, to keep something hot.

Archaic. an infantryman.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English fotman. See foot, man¹

Related forms

un·der·foot·man, noun, plural -men.

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footman (ˈfʊtmən)

—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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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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mid-18c. From foot + man.

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