Footman vs. Butler

Footmannoun

(archaic) A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.

Butlernoun

A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.

Footmannoun

A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.

Butlernoun

The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.

Footmannoun

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

Butlernoun

A valet, a male personal attendant.

Footmannoun

A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.

Butlerverb

To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.

Footmannoun

A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.

Butlernoun

An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose principal business it is to take charge of the liquors, plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house.

‘The butler and the baker of the king of Egypt.’; ‘Your wine locked up, your butler strolled abroad.’;

Footmannoun

especially, the common footman (Manulea lurideola)

Butlernoun

a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

Footmannoun

A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.

Butlernoun

the chief manservant of a house.

Footmannoun

A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.

Butler

A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry.

Footmannoun

A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.

Footmannoun

Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner.

Footmannoun

A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.

Footmannoun

A moth of the family Lithosidæ; - so called from its livery-like colors.

Footmannoun

a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores

Footmannoun

a liveried servant whose duties include admitting visitors and waiting at table.

Footmannoun

a soldier in the infantry.

Footmannoun

a trivet to hang on the bars of a grate.

Footmannoun

a slender moth that is typically of a subdued colour, the caterpillar feeding almost exclusively on lichens.

Footman

A footman or footboy is a male domestic worker.