Definition of FOOTER

footer

Meanings

Plural: footers

Noun

  • (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet
    • "he is a six-footer"
    • "the golfer sank a 40-footer"
    • "his yacht is a 60-footer"
  • a person who travels by foot
  • a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
  • A footgoer; pedestrian
  • A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)
  • Something that measures a stated number of feet in some dimension.
  • Someone who has a preference for using a certain foot.
  • Football / soccer.
  • A football.

Verb

  • To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

arse about, arse around, bludge, bum around, cabbage, clown around, dally, dawdle, dick about, dick around, diddle, dilly-dally, dretch, drumble, faff, faff about, faff around, fanny about, fanny around, fart about, fart around, fiddle about, fiddle around, fidget, fool about, fool around, footle, footnote, forslow, fuss, goof around, goof off, hang about, hang around, hang out, horse around, idle, jerk off, lallygag, lamp, laze, laze about, laze around, linger, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, loiter, lollop, lollygag, mess around, mill about, mill around, muck about, muck around, pedestrian, piddle, pingle, stand by, tarry, tool around, trifle, walker, waste time, while

Antonyms

header

Scrabble Score: 9

footer is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
footer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
footer is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

footer is a valid Words With Friends word