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[ foot-er ]

  1. British Informal.
  2. a person or thing having or associated with a height or length of a foot or a specified number of feet (often used in combination):

    a six-footer.

  3. Computers. a line of information placed at the end of a page for purposes of identification.
  4. Archaic. a person who walks; walker; pedestrian.


footer

1

/ ˈʊə /

  1. archaic.
    a person who goes on foot; walker
  2. in combination a person or thing of a specified length or height in feet

    a six-footer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

footer

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/ ˈʊə /

  1. informal.
    short for football
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

footer

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/ ˈfuːtə; ˈfuːtər /

  1. to potter; occupy oneself trivially or to little effect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
  1. a person who footers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of footer1

First recorded in 1600–10; foot + -er 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of footer1

perhaps from French foutre ; see footle
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Example Sentences

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He just refused to be beaten and had to hole a closing six footer for birdie to go lower in relation to par than any previous major champion.

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McIlroy reached halfway under par, but only after holing an eight footer for birdie on the last.

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The bones were first dug up by the unnamed contractor on May 23 as footers were being dug for a new home.

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The New York Post covered Trump's declaration with a bottom-of-front-page footer irreverently headlined, "Florida Man Makes Announcement".

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An obituary from Sail World reported that he won four UK grand prix titles with Team Pica in the 18 footers class and also European titles, including the coveted Mark Foy Trophy regatta.

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