lackey
Meanings
Plural: lackeys
Noun
- a male servant (especially a footman)
- a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
- A footman, a liveried male servant.
- A fawning, servile follower.
Verb
- To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.
- To toady, play the flunky.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Occitan lacai?) from Spanish lacayo, itself perhaps from Italian lacchè and Greek λακές (lakés), from Turkish ulak. Another possibility is through French, from Catalan alacay, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid). See French laquais.
Synonyms
acolyte, adjutant, aide, ass-kisser, bootlicker, crawler, disciple, flunkey, flunky, follower, footman, henchman, hireling, inferior, lackey, lap dog, lickspittle, man Friday, minion, myrmidon, poodle, retainer, right-hand man, right-hand woman, servant, stooge, subordinate, sycophant, toady, underling, vassal, yes man
Scrabble Score: 15
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