FOOTMAN


Meaning of FOOTMAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -mən ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a. archaic : a traveler on foot : pedestrian

b. : infantryman

2.

a. : a servant in livery formerly attending a rider or required to run in front of his master's carriage

b. : a servant who serves at table, tends the door, and runs errands

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.