Associations to the word «Footer»

Wiktionary

FOOTER, noun. (computing) A line of information printed at the bottom of a page as identification of the document (compare foot, 12).
FOOTER, noun. (in combination) something that is a stated number of feet in some dimension - such as a six-footer.
FOOTER, noun. (in combination) someone who has a preference for a certain foot - such as right-footer/left-footer
FOOTER, noun. (chiefly British) (slang) football / soccer.
FOOTER, verb. (Ireland) (slang) To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.

Dictionary definition

FOOTER, 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".
FOOTER, noun. A person who travels by foot.
FOOTER, noun. A printed note placed below the text on a printed page.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats