footboy

[ foot-boi ]

noun

1. a boy in livery employed as a servant; page.

footboy

/ ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a boy servant; page

Word History and Origins

Origin of footboy¹

1580–90; foot + boy, modeled on footman

Example Sentences

Mrs. Bungay's own footboy was lost amidst those large and black-coated attendants.

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Jack, the footboy, whispered that they had pistols, and that he believed they were Bow-street officers.

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Extreme cold is very well expressed in the slip-shod footboy, and the girl who is warming her hands.

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And then Mr. Robarts walked into the house, his portmanteau following on a footboy's shoulder.

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Mary was brought up as a boy, and at the age of 13 was engaged as a footboy to wait on a French lady.

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