Meanings
nounfootfolk pl (plural only)
- archaicpluralplural onlyInfantry.
- archaicpluralplural onlyPeople travelling on foot; pedestrians.
They were regarded as representing the mass of humbler footfolk […]
1948, Hilaire Belloc, The Mercy of Allah1 more example
[…] the footfolk croon as they plod: / And Igor goes up the mountain to the Church of the Mother of God!
1920, Rhys Carpenter, The Plainsman: And Other Poems, page 131
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- GermanFußvolk
- Englishfootfolk
Calque of German Fußvolk.
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