1
a
archaic
: a traveler on foot : pedestrian
b
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
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And now former footman Alfred has come to force her to visit with The Seven Dials!
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
And maintaining a footman cost considerably more than a stamp.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2025
In his new memoir, The Royal Insider , former royal butler and footman Paul Burrell made the claim that Queen Elizabeth was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer shortly before her death.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2025
Robert James-Collier was cast as footman Thomas Barrow when the series premiered in 2010.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
And maintaining a footman cost considerably more than a stamp.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2025
In his new memoir, The Royal Insider , former royal butler and footman Paul Burrell made the claim that Queen Elizabeth was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer shortly before her death.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2025
Robert James-Collier was cast as footman Thomas Barrow when the series premiered in 2010.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Footman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footman. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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footman
noun
foot·man
-mən 
1
: an infantry soldier
2
: a male servant who lets in visitors and waits on the table
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