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foot⋅man

  [foot-muhn]
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–noun, plural -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.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME fotman. See foot, man 1
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foot·man   (fŏŏt'mən)   
n.  

  1. A man employed as a servant to wait at table, attend the door, and run various errands, as in a palace.

  2. Archaic

    1. A foot soldier; an infantryman.

    2. One who travels on foot; a pedestrian.

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