footer

What it means

1. archaicA footgoer; pedestrian
2. computingA line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)
3. in compoundsSomething that measures a stated number of feet in some dimension.

   The new boat is a six-footer.

   1 more example

   Both of my sons are six-footers.

In a sentence

The new boat is a six-footer.

Where it comes from

1. Middle Englishfooter
2. Englishfooter

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