footman

150 pxA footman of the household of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

Meaning

A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.
A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.

From Middle English foteman, footman, fotman, from Old English *fōtman, *fōtmann (attested only as Old English fēþman, fēþmann, equivalent to foot + man.

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