footman

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footman/ˈfʊtmən/

▶noun (pl. footmen)

• 1 a liveried servant whose duties include admitting visitors and waiting at table.

• 2 historical a soldier in the infantry.

• 3 archaic a trivet to hang on the bars of a grate.

• 4 used in names of small moths of a subdued colour. [Eilem lurideola (common footman) and other species.]