footman

Example Sentences

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She married the dying William Mason during the series and later settled down with Andrew Parker, a footman in the house who has now taken over for Mr. Carson.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

The footman died in the trenches during World War I, and Lizzie never remarried.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

The former footman still has the tea set he was given by the monarch as a gift one Christmas.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2022

A newspaper reporter who went undercover to work as a palace footman reinforced that down-to-earth image, taking photos of the royal Tupperware on the breakfast table and a rubber duck in the bath.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

A footman opened the carriage door and, when the queen appeared in it, Master Ellemire, head of the Scholars’ Guild and director of the Great Library, took her hand and helped her down.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor