footman

Meanings

Plural: footmen

Noun

• a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
• A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
• A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
• A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.
• A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
• A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
• A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
• especially, a common footman (Manulea lurideola)
• A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.

Synonyms

footman moth, runner, running footman