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footer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈfʊtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English footer, equivalent to foot + -er.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A footgoer; pedestrian
  2. A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)
  3. (in-compounds) Something that measures a stated number of feet in some dimension.
    • The new boat is a six-footer.
    • Both of my sons are six-footers.
  4. (in-compounds) Someone who has a preference for using a certain foot.
    • a right-footer

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
footers Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

header (antonym(s) of “computing sense”)

Descendants

pengaki

Relateds

six-footer · ten-footer · right-footer · left-footer · seven-footer

Translations (25)

fi futis (slang: soccer) · mk подножје (line of information at the bottom of a page) · it piè (line of information at the bottom of a page) · hu élőláb (line of information at the bottom of a page) · id sukuan (line of information at the bottom of a page) · fr foot (slang: soccer) · fr pied de page (line of information at the bottom of a page) · ru ни́жний колонти́тул (line of information at the bottom of a page) · cs zápatí (line of information at the bottom of a page) · id bola kaki (slang: soccer) · nl voettekst (line of information at the bottom of a page) · et jalus (line of information at the bottom of a page) · pl stopka (line of information at the bottom of a page) · mi hiku (line of information at the bottom of a page) · fi alatunniste (line of information at the bottom of a page) · sv sidfot (line of information at the bottom of a page) · de Fußzeile (line of information at the bottom of a page) · nb bunntekst (line of information at the bottom of a page) · es pie de página (line of information at the bottom of a page) · hu lábléc (line of information at the bottom of a page) · id kaki (line of information at the bottom of a page) · hu foci (slang: soccer) · ms pengaki (line of information at the bottom of a page) · fi -jalkainen (something that is a stated number of feet in some dimension) · cmn 頁脚 (line of information at the bottom of a page)

footer en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈfʊtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Germanic *fōts Proto-West Germanic *fōt Old English fōt Middle English fot Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal Middle English fotbal English football English -er English footer From football + -er (“Oxford -er”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, slang, uncountable) Football / soccer.
  2. (UK, countable, slang) A football.
    • […] punting a footer around the quad on a beautiful day like today, not frowsting in their studies. 2016, John Owens, A Month of Sundays:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
footers Number=Plur lexicographic

footer en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈfʊtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

18th century. From fouter, foutre (“valueless thing”), possibly from French foutre (“to lecher”), from Latin futuere (“to fuck”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”).

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, slang) To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
footers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
foutre alternative lexicographic
footering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fouter alternative lexicographic
footered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
footered Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

footle

Synonyms

fanny about · dretch · bludge · laze · fool around · tarry · mill about · lollop · forslow · goof off · mill around · loiter · tool around · goof around · arse about · laze around · bum around · horse around · faff · dilly-dally · laze about · loaf · dick around · dally · diddle · lallygag · loaf about · dick about · idle · cabbage · stand by · fool about · hang around · faff around · jerk off · footle · trifle · piddle · fiddle about · muck around · fidget · dawdle · waste time · fiddle around · lollygag · muck about · pingle · loaf around · fart around · while · fanny around · hang out · faff about · lamp · fuss · fart about · clown around · mess around · arse around · hang about · drumble · linger

Translations (5)

es perder el tiempo (slang: to meddle) · fr glandouiller (slang: to meddle) · fr glander (slang: to meddle) · fi chillailla (slang: to meddle) · fi hengailla (slang: to meddle)