English Explanatory Dictionary

footer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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. Something that measures a stated number of feet in some dimension.
  4. Someone who has a preference for using a certain foot.
noun
  1. Football / soccer.
  2. A football.
verb
  1. To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʊtə(ɹ)/ En-au-footer.ogg

Word forms

footer footers footering footered foutre fouter

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

header

Related words

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

Derived words

footle

Translations

Finnish: futis French: foot Hungarian: foci Indonesian: bola kaki
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