flunky

or flun·key

[ fluhng-kee ]

/ ˈflʌŋ ki /

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noun, plural flun·kies.

a male servant in livery.

an assistant who does menial work.

a toady; yes-man.

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Origin of flunky

First recorded in 1775–85; perhaps alteration of flanker

OTHER WORDS FROM flunky

flun·ky·ism, noun

Words nearby flunky

flung, flunitrazepam, flunk, flunkey, flunkout, flunky, fluoborate, fluoboric, fluoboric acid, Fluon, fluophosphate

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How to use flunky in a sentence

That flunky of a flunky is personified as the hero of the story, Isaac Abraham Takif.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
Here a chair was set down, there a chariot or a coach pulled up, and a clocked flunky bowing a lady in.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
One I had disposed of at the first rush, just before they reached the cabin, and the flunky had wounded one of the firemen.
The Pirate of Panama|William MacLeod Raine
If we were a race of flunkies, ample opportunities had been afforded to have our flunky-ism whipped out of us.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864|Various

"Yes, sir," replied the flunky, moving toward the sideboard.
Peter|F. Hopkinson Smith

British Dictionary definitions for flunky

flunky

flunkey

/ (ˈflʌŋkɪ) /

noun plural flunkies or flunkeys

a servile or fawning person

a person who performs menial tasks

usually derogatory a manservant in livery

Word Origin for flunky

C18: of unknown origin

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flunky

or flun·key

Origin of flunky

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British Dictionary definitions for flunky

flunkey

Word Origin for flunky