footman

noun

Definition of footmannext
1
as in butler

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2
as in cavalryman

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Recent Examples of footman What’s the solution for those of us who don’t have footmen to hold the food? — Mary Carol Garrity, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 In the aftermath of the Queen’s death at Balmoral Castle, senior staff, including the monarch’s private secretary Sir Edward Young, were mapping out the days ahead when a footman brought them one of the Queen’s famous red boxes. — Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024 Here, playwright Marcelo Dos Santos and director Michael Grandage pay their appreciative respects to William Tallon, the queen mum’s longtime footman who earned the nickname that gives the play its title. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023 Denker tries to take advantage of the new footman but Thomas steps in to get revenge. — Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez, Town & Country, 17 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for footman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footman
  1. butler
  2. cavalryman
  3. manservant
  4. infantryman
  5. valet
  6. dragoon
  7. servant
  8. foot soldier
Noun
  • The audience reserved their loudest and longest applause for Anthony Carrigan, who just about steals the movie with his largely wordless performance as the Leopold’s long-suffering butler, Griff.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Their relationship with their butler Griff is a particularly amusing thread that allows Carrigan (Barry) to shore up a relatively thin role with subtle physical comedy and ace timing.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of butler
Noun
  • Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?
    — Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • These cavalrymen participated in the Third Battle of Winchester, a key victory for the Union.
    — Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of cavalryman
Noun
  • The show is sharpest when its sights are fixed on Norma and Joe, and also on the looming figure of Norma’s manservant and eternal enabler, Max.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The dialogue is witty and the characters are memorable, particularly Boris Karloff as hulking manservant Morgan.
    — Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
Definition of manservant
Noun
  • The infantryman provided first aid to his comrades wounded in the Korean War attack and began helping move those men to safety.
    — JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Acting decisively, the infantryman administered first aid to wounded comrades and helped move them to safety.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of infantryman
Noun
  • By flying out of private hangars, with valets to check your car and crew ready to take your luggage and return it to you planeside, passengers are able to kick back in a JSX’s lounge, enjoy a Starlink connection, as well as complimentary cocktails, beers, or wines and board within only 20 minutes.
    — Brandon Withrow, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The Pendry has a full ski valet and rental shop with very high-end gear like Bomber brand skis and offers a surprisingly broad array of food and beverage options.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of valet
Noun
  • An international networker par excellence, Zambello was staging Carmen at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, with Chen in the peripheral part of Zuniga, lieutenant of the dragoons.
    — airmail.news, airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
Definition of dragoon
Noun
  • While public money was spent on converting former servants quarters into a family home, the interior decor was paid for privately.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • There, a plaque remembers Anne Glover, an Irish servant who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed.
    — Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of servant
Noun
  • However, Russia appears to be using the troops as foot soldiers, using them to carry out mass ground assaults despite major losses in Kursk.
    — Victoria Butenko, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Experts say the helmet belonged to a hoplite, a kind of ancient Greek foot soldier who wore heavy armor to shield themselves.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Definition of foot soldier

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