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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOTMEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOTMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Footmen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOTMEN

footless
footlessly
footlessness
footlights
footlike
footling
footlocker
footloose
footman
footmark
footmuff
footnote
footpace
footpad
footpage
footpath
footplate
footplate worker
footplateman
footplatemen

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOTMEN

aircraftmen
batmen
boatmen
common footmen
dustmen
frontmen
harvestmen
leading aircraftmen
lifeboatmen
liftmen
merchantmen
pitmen
postmen
potmen
selectmen
senior aircraftmen
sweetmen
titmen
water boatmen

Synonyms and antonyms of footmen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «footmen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOTMEN

Find out the translation of footmen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of footmen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «footmen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

仆人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lacayos
570 millions of speakers

English

footmen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्यादे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

راجل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лакеи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lacaios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পদাতিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laquais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelari kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lakaien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足軽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Footmen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người hầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதவியாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पादचारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

footmen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

valletti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lokaje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лакеї
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pedeștri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεζων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voetgangers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

footmen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fotfolk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of footmen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTMEN»

The term «footmen» is regularly used and occupies the 64.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «footmen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «footmen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about footmen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOTMEN»

Discover the use of footmen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to footmen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts: 1515-1574
Sir Morrice FitzGarret, Viscount Decye, 200 footmen and 20 horsemen. Com. Corcke. — Coshbryde, a country that belongeth to the Earl of Desmond, wherein Sir Thomas of Desmounde dwelleth ; and the Lord Powre hath there certain castles ...
Lambeth Palace Library, George Carew Totnes (Earl of), John Sherren Brewer, 1867
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Journal of Medieval Military History: Volume IX: Soldiers, ...
... 1489 auwel, Hein van 33 footmen Berchem, Coste van12 20 footmen Nobleman laesvelt, Jacob van 20–50 cavalrymen; Nobleman 50–200 footmen Butoir, Filips van13 6 footmen Nobleman Yes Brant, Augustijn14 12 footmen Nobleman ...
Anne Curry, Adrian R. Bell, 2011
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The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre, 1730–1830
London footmen were objects of the most intense expressions of anxiety, in part because the footmen's leisure was, in a sense, part of their job. As J. Jean Hecht notes, aristocratic status was signalled in the opulent spectacle of richly liveried ...
Jane Moody, Daniel O'Quinn, 2007
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An Emily Post Reader
The House Footmen All house servants who assist in waiting on the table come under the direction of the butler, and are known as footmen. One who never comes into the diningroom is known as a useful man. The duties of the footmen ( and ...
Emily Post, 2014
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Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home ...
His cufflinks should be asplain as possible, andhis shirt studs whiteenamel ones thatlooklikelinen. The House Footmen All house servants who assist in waiting on the table come under the direction of the butler, and are known as footmen.
Emily Post, 2014
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The Scottish Chronicle: Or, A Complete History & Description ...
w \ I I I arid others, being in the battle, behaved themselves verie stouthe, causing the footmen to ,, elaie, and boldlie to abide the enemie: and herewith procured the horsemen to give a charge in such convenient time, as if the same had "been  ...
Raphael Holinshed, 1805
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Plays
You are familiar with him, aren't you? Would you help us? Julia doesn't answer. Footmen! Give me a pose of an extreme surprise! Footmen obey. Julia, I am extremely surprised. Why are you looking at me with the expression, like you have no ...
Eugene L. Shvarts, 2007
8
Travels to Terra Incognita: The Scottish Highlands and ...
For the seventeenth and most of the eighteenth centuries footmen were of the utmost importance to travellers either on horseback or travelling by coach. They were provided by stables to return the horses at the end of a stage or journey.
Martin Rackwitz, 2007
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Strategy Games
Consider the paradigm of knights versus footmen in medieval warfare. This depends on two factors. First, horses will not charge through a massed line of men in good order. Horses are stupid, but most aren't that stupid. They can see that in ...
Dave Morris, Leo Hartas, 2004
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Martial Power and Elizabethan Political Culture: Military ...
... where he counted 5,800 troops not in crown service in Ulster, i.e. 'Turlough Lenough doth keep and wage in Tyrone only: 1500 footmen, 400 horsemen; Maguire by himself: 400 footmen, 60 horsemen; O'Donnell in Tyrconnell: 1500 footmen, ...
Rory Rapple, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOTMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term footmen is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Honeymoon Through Italy - The New York Times
Three footmen carried our bags from the boat, and another guided us to a 30-foot buffet of croissants, cured meats, biscuits, salads, fresh fruit ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Cinderella, Wheeldon, London Coliseum
... doors and windows, and the palace has a corridor ingeniously pulled into place by footmen and more-than-usually-animate suits of armour. «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
3
Jourdan Dunn Rocks Granny Grey For Wireless Festival
... grey wigs and often powdered them in different pastel shades (the phrase “powder-blue” actually comes from footmen's wigs at that time). «instyle.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Poet's home still open to literary gatherings after 34 years
Her grandfather Mohammad Kazem Tajbakhsh was an esquire, who owned large farmland and had many servants and footmen. Being a ... «Tehran Times, Jul 15»
5
Wimbledon sexism and rape at the opera: Where will Britain's …
Because – far from being fragile little flowers surrounded by powdered footmen – women can handle this stuff. Real life stuff. William Tell's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Prince George gardens with Charles on eve of Princess Charlotte's …
Three liveried footmen will wait on the party. Prince William has spent a great deal of time with his in-laws, Carole. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Somaliland: Events That Led to the Country's Two Independences of …
The pony section returned with a Dervish strength estimate of 2,000 footmen and 150 mounted men, all armed with rifles. The Dervish leader ... «Somaliland Sun, Jul 15»
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'Siegefall': Top 10 Tips & Cheats You Need to Know
Normal infantry footmen do a good job of whittling down the health of your enemy's defenses and taking damage for your Hero when they're ... «Heavy.com, Jul 15»
9
Dive into summer!
Care.com didn't address what to do about the chauffeur, cook, under-butler or any footmen left behind at the Abbey. --Summer Jobs for the Kids. «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
10
Burnley men who fought at Agincourt
Richard Towneley was not a knight but we do know he took two footmen and three archers with him. Burnley archers shared in the great victory ... «Pendle Today, Jun 15»

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