footman

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtmən/

noun (plural footmen)

  • 1a liveried servant whose duties include admitting visitors and waiting at table.
  • 2 historical a soldier in the infantry.
  • 3 archaic a trivet to hang on the bars of a grate.
  • 4a slender moth that is typically of a subdued colour, the caterpillar feeding almost exclusively on lichens.
    • Several genera in the family Arctiidae: many species, including the common European Eilem lurideola