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Added 10 October 2026

footman

noun

In Latin: pedisequus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about footman at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores.

Origin

From Middle English fotman, footman, foteman (“foot soldier, running footman”), from Old English *fōtman, *fōtmann (attested only as Old English fēþman, fēþemann (“footman”), equivalent to foot + man.

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