Footman
['fʊtmən]
Definition
(noun.) a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores.
Editor: Wendell--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
(n.) A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
(n.) Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner.
(n.) A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
(n.) A moth of the family Lithosidae; -- so called from its livery-like colors.
Edited by Harold
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Runner, footboy, livery servant, man in waiting.
Checked by Joseph
Examples
- I happen to know that he paid seven hundred pounds to a footman for a note two lines in length, and that the ruin of a noble family was the result. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- My footman was at that instance setting off for my sister and Dr. Bain: and my good housekeeper was in tears. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- A footman opened the door, and a small, stout man in a shaggy astrakhan overcoat descended. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I shawn't, said Trotter the footman; turn out yourself. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Why, it _is_ difficult, sir, I confess,' said the tall footman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Instead of taking the footman, whose nose was human, and therefore useless in any emergency, I took the bloodhound with me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The footman still lingered. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I hope we shall meet again, Sir,' said the powdered-headed footman, rubbing his hands, and following Sam out to the door-step. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The gentleman says it does not signify, was my footman's answer. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- A horrid rattling of knives and forks sounded outside the door, and the footman came in to lay the table for luncheon. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Having given that message, the fresh-coloured young footman surprised me by looking as if he would have liked to run away. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And the hired footman came, with a silent step of cold servant-like disapprobation. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The footman, who had a still bigger white favour on his lapel, wrapped May's white cloak about her, and Archer jumped into the brougham at her side. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Cook, kitchen-maid, housemaid, and footman, I read. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This luxury his footman procured, together with a tankard of ale from a pothouse in the immediate vicinity of the theatre. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Birkin decided that he detested toasts, and footmen, and assemblies, and mankind altogether, in most of its aspects. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I was instantly aroused, and, with the two footmen, started off at once in search of the missing girl. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Altogether there are eight maids, the cook, the butler, two footmen, and a boy. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He bites footmen's calves. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The dessert was not carried out till after nine and at ten footmen were still running to and fro with trays and coffee- cups. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- There would have been scant mercy for these draymen and footmen who had ridden down the King's gentlemen if the King came back. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She took the law of every one of her tradesmen; and turned away forty-eight footmen in four year. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The chance to hush it is to let in these people now in a wrangle with your footmen. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The footman was to the Grosvenor Square footmen, what the house was to the Grosvenor Square houses. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Everything on the table was in silver too, and two footmen, with red hair and canary-coloured liveries, stood on either side of the sideboard. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Shall I continue to suffer thus for what his footmen, tradesmen and valet, enjoy freely every day? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Pulverous particles got into the dishes, and Society's meats had a seasoning of first-rate footmen. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I often see his footmen lounging at the back gate, and the Duke of Wellington's house is not far off. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Hitherto most of the main battle fighting in the world had been done by footmen in formation. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Paula