footman

noun

Definition of footmannext
1
as in butler

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as in cavalryman

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Recent Examples of footman Gone were the armed guards; instead, dapper footmen welcomed my husband and me up the stairs into the foyer, a gorgeous space in warm tones. — Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026 Each eight-passenger coach had a driver and footman and was pulled by a team of horses. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Mar. 2026 Former royal footman Ian Scott Hunter spilled on the hidden meaning behind the makeup in a 2022 special episode of Antiques Roadshow. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 Lady Gun’s footman Alfie sighs in relief when his taxing employer leaves for the evening. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026 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 kitchen features an island, a wine refrigerator, stainless steel appliances and a butler’s pantry.
    — Kim Quillen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • All 228 rooms come with a personal butler, who’s at your beck and call 24/7.
    — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of butler
Noun
  • On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
    — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The dismounted cavalryman is targeted in the second pass , leaving his mount unharmed.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of cavalryman
Noun
  • The Your Friends and Neighbors star plays a character named Lee, Adam’s Chinese American manservant, in East of Eden.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The only person who knows Diego’s secret is Bernardo (Salvatore Ficarra), his mute manservant.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Definition of manservant
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  • Everything inside this zone is visible to drones, which means that any Russian truck, tank, or infantryman seeking to attack new territory is instantly identified and can easily be hit.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
  • Platner went on to serve three tours there as a Marine infantryman, engaging in close combat in Ramadi and Fallujah.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 21 May 2026
Definition of infantryman
Noun
  • Douglas says that at one major talent agency, a valet could allegedly replace a $100 bill left in a car with a packet of cocaine.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Expect warm and friendly service from the valet to the front desk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of valet
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  • At the Battle of White Plains on October 28, 1776, General George Washington’s soldiers were forced to retreat following an attack from a small contingent of British dragoons.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025
  • Burgoyne returned to duty as an aging dragoon captain, just in time to win fame at the cannon's mouth in the Seven Years' War, notably in Normandy and Brittany against the French, and on the Tagus River near Lisbon against the Spanish.
    — / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Definition of dragoon
Noun
  • The remains of these servants, or retainers, were first excavated from the funerary complexes at Abydos, eastern Egypt, which date from around 3000 BC, in the 1920s.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Astonishingly, a servant’s wages amounted to only $3,750 to $4,500 per year.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of servant
Noun
  • Feldstein was their foot soldier, working to get news stories written and noticed.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But the current Sinaloa turf war—la narcopandemia, locals call it—has created new categories of victims, far from the foot soldiers and hit men targeted in previous spasms of violence.
    — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of foot soldier

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“Footman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footman. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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