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Lackeys

A footman, a liveried male servant.

📖 Definitions of "Lackeys"

noun

1
A footman, a liveried male servant.
2
A fawning, servile follower.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lackeys"

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flunkeynoun	(derogatory) An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household).
flunkynoun	(slang, derogatory) A person who always agrees with their superior or employer.
toadynoun	A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.
sycophantnoun	One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
crawlernoun	(Internet) A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as links between web pages.
jacksnoun	(games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.
liveried	Dressed in livery, uniformed, especially of a servant or a chauffeur.
minionsnoun	a 2015 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal.
servantsnoun	a British television drama series broadcast by BBC One.
stoogesnoun	One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
toadiesnoun	an American rock band formed in 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas, best known for the song "Possum Kingdom".
flunkiesnoun	(slang, derogatory) A person who always agrees with their superior or employer.
sycophantsnoun	One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
croniesnoun	(informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend.
shillsnoun	A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
hirelingsnoun	(usually derogatory) An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
incompetentsnoun	A person who is incompetent.
henchmennoun	a 2018 Canadian animated action comedy film written and directed by Adam Wood, based on his own 2014 short film Henchmen: Ill Suited.
bootlickingnoun	Obsequious or servile behaviour.
placemennoun	In the political history of Britain, placemen were Members of Parliament who held paid office in the civil service, generally sinecures, simultaneously with their seat in the legislature.