Meaning

• A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.

• A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.

• A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.

• A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.

• A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.

• A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.