footman
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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
A former royal footman has been recalling his memories of the Queen who he was "in awe of" during his eight years' service to the Royal Family.
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
This presented a delicate problem, another of the house guests being also without his valet, raising the question as to which guest should be allocated the butler as valet and who the footman.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Alongside the coach, walk nine grooms, six footmen and four Yeomen of the Guard.
From BBC ● May 4, 2023
When the golden state coach, pulled by eight white horses and surrounded by liveried footmen, came into view, he knew it was time to use them.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Instead Marcia calmly watches Logan's footmen turned back into mice, scurrying about as they jockey for power.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2023
C3PO is a little bit Jeevesy, and like any number of Britsoap footmen.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2017
The dessert was not carried out till after nine; and at ten footmen were still running to and fro with trays and coffee-cups.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
