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Recent Examples of footman
Bennett gained some experience at Buckingham Palace as a part-time footman (a lower-ranking role) before quitting the force.
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Peter Rubin, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
My paternal grandmother’s side of the family has been in Chapel Hill since the 1700s, and her ancestor, November Caldwell, was the coachman and footman to the first president of UNC Chapel Hill.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
However, he was best known for his roles in ITV’s Victoria as the royal family’s footman, Mr. Cornelius Penge, and in BBC Two and Netflix’s The Last Kingdom.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
What’s the solution for those of us who don’t have footmen to hold the food?
—Mary Carol Garrity, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Peter Rubin, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
My paternal grandmother’s side of the family has been in Chapel Hill since the 1700s, and her ancestor, November Caldwell, was the coachman and footman to the first president of UNC Chapel Hill.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
However, he was best known for his roles in ITV’s Victoria as the royal family’s footman, Mr. Cornelius Penge, and in BBC Two and Netflix’s The Last Kingdom.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
What’s the solution for those of us who don’t have footmen to hold the food?
—Mary Carol Garrity, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footman
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Three of the top five hotels are in Istanbul, including Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul (No. 3), known for its crisp white rooms, gorgeous hamam, and perks like an on-site baklava butler.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Most of them worked for the line in its previous incarnation, including experienced butlers who deliver personalized service to every suite.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025
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Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?—
Kinsey Gidick,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Dec. 2024
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These cavalrymen participated in the Third Battle of Winchester, a key victory for the Union.—
Jake Whitney,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Nov. 2024
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He is attended and aided by his faithful manservant, Graham, and sometimes assisted by another confidant, Dr. Thomas McConnell.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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These included a gentleman singing with his manservant on Mardi Gras, seven apprentices of a ribbon maker singing together, and a woman charged for singing while working in her house and yard, among many others.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 May 2025
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The offensive would require more than a hundred thousand British infantrymen, and every soldier seemed at least dimly aware of what lay in store.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Both were happy with their mission, recognizing that as infantrymen, drones could be a very integral part of their warfare world.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
13 June 2025
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Following a lengthy discussion, board member John Bauer made a motion to support the request for a valet zone that must include the bulb-out.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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And most folks know to tip valets, nail technicians, and bellhops, too.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 June 2025
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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
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Six plant species, including extra dwarf bok choy and dragoon lettuce, were grown on the International Space Station because of student research.—
Uma Raja,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Forty Steps, located at the end of Narragansett Avenue a half mile north of the Breakers, was a popular meeting spot for Gilded Age domestics, especially Irish servants, who gathered there to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025
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The couple had 10 children, including Peter Fossett, who was an enslaved house servant.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Instead of just bringing down low-level foot soldiers of a mafia organization, the new legislation allowed law enforcement to target the generals, Mears said.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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“Footman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footman. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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