footman

foot·man

F0238000 (fo͝ot′mən)n.1. A man employed as a servant to wait at table, attend the door, and run various errands, as in a palace.2. Archaic a. A foot soldier; an infantryman.b. One who travels on foot; a pedestrian.

footman

(ˈfʊtmən) n, pl -men1. a male servant, esp one in livery2. (Furniture) a low four-legged metal stand used in a fireplace for utensils, etc3. (Military) (formerly) a foot soldier4. (Zoology) 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

foot•man

(ˈfʊt mən)

n., pl. -men. 1. a liveried household servant. 2. Archaic. an infantryman. [1250–1300]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

footman - a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do choresmanservant - a man servant

Translations

男仆

foot

(fut) – plural feet (fiːt) – noun1. the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks. My feet are very sore from walking so far. 腳 脚2. the lower part of anything. at the foot of the hill. 最下部 最下部3. (plural often foot ; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm). He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall. 英尺 英尺ˈfooting noun1. balance. It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path. 平衡 平衡2. foundation. The business is now on a firm footing. 基礎 基础ˈfootball noun1. a game played by kicking a large ball. The children played football; (also adjective) a football fan. 足球運動 足球运动2. the ball used in this game. 足球 足球ˈfoothill noun a small hill at the foot of a mountain. the foothills of the Alps. 山麓小丘 山麓小丘ˈfoothold noun a place to put one's feet when climbing. to find footholds on the slippery rock. 立足點 立足点ˈfootlight noun (in a theatre) a light which shines on the actors etc from the front of the stage. (舞臺上的)腳燈 （舞台上的）脚光 ˈfootman – plural ˈfootmen – noun a male servant wearing a uniform. The footman opened the door. 男僕 男仆ˈfootmark noun a footprint. He left dirty footmarks. 腳印 脚印ˈfootnote noun a note at the bottom of a page. The footnotes referred to other chapters of the book. 註腳 脚注（列在一页末了的附注） ˈfootpath noun a path or way for walking, not for cars, bicycles etc. You can go by the footpath. 人行道 人行道ˈfootprint noun the mark or impression of a foot. She followed his footprints through the snow. 腳印 脚印ˈfootsore adjective with painful feet from too much walking. He arrived, tired and footsore. 走到腳痠痛的 走痛了脚的ˈfootstep noun the sound of a foot. She heard his footsteps on the stairs. 腳步聲 脚步声ˈfootwear noun boots, shoes, slippers etc. He always buys expensive footwear. 鞋類 鞋类follow in someone's footsteps to do the same as someone has done before one. When he joined the police force he was following in his father's footsteps. 步某人後塵 步某人后尘foot the bill to be the person who pays the bill. 付帳 付帐on foot walking. She arrived at the house on foot. 步行 步行put one's foot down to be firm about something. I put my foot down and refused. 堅決 坚决put one's foot in it to say or do something stupid. I really put my foot in it when I asked about his wife – she had just run away with his friend! 說錯話，做錯事 说错话，做错事