Footman
Footman noun - A man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores.
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- Nice to the Waiter: Myshkin has a lively conversation with the Epanchins' footman while he waits to see the general, and treats him as an equal.
Source: Literature / The Idiot -
Alfred, trained as a restaurant waiter, screws up the silver service (a kind of table service characteristic of British aristocratic homes, rather different from the way things are done at restaurants) the first time he serves as a footman.
Source: Fancy Dinner -
There's also the Tac-Spec FIII Footman Droid, programmed for such roles as chef, waiter, chauffeur, and valet and equipped with such tools as the ability to make a head-shot from 10 km away, a high-power railgun in their arm and the strength to drive their fist through a tank.
Source: Battle Butler
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