footman : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: footman	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for footman
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footman n a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Footman \Foot"man\, n.; pl. {Footmen}. 1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier. 2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc. 3. Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner. --Prior. 4. A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A moth of the family {Lithosid[91]}; -- so called from its livery-like colors.