A footman is a male servant who typically does jobs such as opening doors or serving food, and who often wears a special uniform.
footman in British English
(ˈfʊtmən)
nounWord forms: plural-men
1.
a male servant, esp one in livery
2.
a low four-legged metal stand used in a fireplace for utensils, etc
3.
(formerly) a foot soldier
4.
any of several arctiid moths related to the tiger moths, esp the common footman (Eilema lurideola), with yellowish hind wings and brown forewings with a yellow front stripe; they produce woolly bear larvae
footman in American English
(ˈfʊtmən)
nounWord forms: pluralˈfootmen (ˈfʊtmən)
1.
a male servant who assists the butler in a large household
2. Archaic
a foot soldier; infantryman
Word origin
orig., a man who ran on foot beside his master's horse or carriage
Examples of 'footman' in a sentence
footman
Dinner guests were attended by footmen in yellow livery.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The former footman takes up the story.
Brian Hoey AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household (2002)
It was only after a painful and prolonged scene that she was ejected by the butler and the footman.
Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
Butlers and footmen and maids to high people has seen so much of the world and get such manners.
Frances Hodgson Burnett Emily Fox-Seton (1901)
A maid and a footman didn't get on, and then did.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But there are subtle ways in which one can gauge the standing of, say, a footman or maid by the way in which they address their superiors.
Brian Hoey AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household (2002)