"fotman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈfoːtman/ Forms: fotmen [plural]
Etymology: From fot (“foot”) + man (“man”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|fot|man|id2=man|t1=foot|t2=man}} fot (“foot”) + man (“man”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fotman, {{enm-noun|pl=fotmen}} fotman (plural fotmen)
  1. A footman; a fighter who battles without a horse. Categories (topical): People, Travel
    Sense id: en-fotman-enm-noun-P8f7JK1z Disambiguation of People: 40 16 32 12 Disambiguation of Travel: 15 15 33 37
  2. One who journeys or voyages on foot. Categories (topical): Travel
    Sense id: en-fotman-enm-noun-LovxKpL5 Disambiguation of Travel: 15 15 33 37
  3. A hireling or messenger who travels on foot. Categories (topical): Travel
    Sense id: en-fotman-enm-noun-SjPMVQ-7 Disambiguation of Travel: 15 15 33 37
  4. (rare) A melee fighter; one who fights without ranged weapons. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Military, Occupations, Travel
    Sense id: en-fotman-enm-noun-EqD9Kb4v Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Occupations: 20 24 19 36 Disambiguation of Travel: 15 15 33 37 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 25 10 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 25 8 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 26 4 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foteman, fote man, footeman, footman, foot man, foot-mon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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