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footman

noun as in flunky/flunkey

noun as in varlet

Strongest match

noun as in waiter

Strongest matches

Weak match

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Mr. Molesley endeared audiences with his hapless but well-meaning misadventures in the series, eventually transitioning from footman to local schoolteacher.

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She was wondering if she should make a run for it before she was thrown out by a couple of big footmen.

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Guy Hunting, a published author and previously a footman at Buckingham Palace, has been a resident for 14 years.

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Dru Marshall, 26, of Romsey, Hampshire, claimed to be a senior footman at Windsor Castle when he listed an "antler walking stick" for auction.

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Maybe he would pay the staff more, promote the Black footmen or at least give them some better treatment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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