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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 foot·man /-mən/
 馬夫,馬丁,僕役

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Foot·man n.; pl. Footmen
 1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
 2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
 3. Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner.
 4. A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
 5. Zool. A moth of the family Lithosidæ; -- so called from its livery-like colors.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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