footman

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
2. 2
   A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
3. 3
   A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.
4. 4
   A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
5. 5
   A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
6. 6
   A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors: especially, a common footman (Manulea lurideola)
7. 7
   A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.