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Synonyms for footman

Most common

running footman butler lackey flunky

All synonyms

Noun

1. Runner — A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage

runner, running footman

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.

Related words

Phrases
running footman footman moth

Forms

Plural
footmen → runners, lackeys, butlers, flunkies…

Example sentences

  • butler The butler brought me my coffee into the library.
  • lackey You treat me like a lackey and I don't like it.
  • flunky If you behave like a flunky, you'll be treated like a flunky.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
footmanrising
butlerrising
lackeyrising
flunkyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
runner2, butler2, lackey2, flunky
11 letters
infantryman4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (runner2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
laquais
Italiano
lacchè
Español
lacayo
Deutsch
Lakai