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lackey
or lac·quey
[ lak-ee ]
/ ˈlæk i /
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noun, plural lack·eys.
a servile follower; toady.
a footman or liveried manservant.
verb (used with object), lack·eyed, lack·ey·ing.
to attend as a lackey does.
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Origin of lackey
1520–30; <Middle French laquais, perhaps <Catalan lacayo, alacayo< ?
OTHER WORDS FROM lackey
un·lack·eyed, adjectiveWords nearby lackey
lack, lackadaisical, lackaday, Lackawanna, lacker, lackey, lackey moth, lacking, Lackland Air Force Base, lackluster, lacklustre
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British Dictionary definitions for lackey
lackey
/ (ˈlækɪ) /
noun
a servile follower; hanger-on
a liveried male servant or valet
a person who is treated like a servant
verb
(when intr, often foll by for) to act as a lackey (to)
Also (rare): lacquey
Word Origin for lackey
C16: via French laquais, from Old French, perhaps from Catalan lacayo, alacayo; perhaps related to alcalde
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