flunky

or flun·key

[ fluhng-kee ]

noun

, plural flun·kies.

1. a male servant in livery.
2. an assistant who does menial work.
3. a toady; yes-man.

flunky

/ ˈflʌŋkɪ /

noun

1. a servile or fawning person
2. a person who performs menial tasks
3. derogatory.
   a manservant in livery

Other Words From

• flunky·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flunky¹

First recorded in 1775–85; perhaps alteration of flanker

Word History and Origins

Origin of flunky¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

That flunky of a flunky is personified as the hero of the story, Isaac Abraham Takif.

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Here a chair was set down, there a chariot or a coach pulled up, and a clocked flunky bowing a lady in.

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One I had disposed of at the first rush, just before they reached the cabin, and the flunky had wounded one of the firemen.

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If we were a race of flunkies, ample opportunities had been afforded to have our flunky-ism whipped out of us.

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"Yes, sir," replied the flunky, moving toward the sideboard.

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