lackey
or lac·quey
noun, plural lack·eys.
verb (used with object), lack·eyed, lack·ey·ing.
Origin of lackey
Related Words for lackey
drudge, domestic, valet, butler, retainer, toady, subordinate, attendant, steward, underling, doormat, factotum, flunkeyExamples from the Web for lackey
Contemporary Examples of lackey
A buck-naked Jamal—don't ask—is dealing with the lackey by beating him in a bathroom.
When Wayne returns, the U.S. government sends its lackey Superman to pound some sense into Batman.
Last term Netanyahu gave the post to his lackey Yuval Steinitz, who was never heard from again.
Opposition leaders criticized him for being a Kremlin lackey.
Most important, his people do not see him as a lackey of the United States.
Historical Examples of lackey
A lackey had been discharged for some cause or other, and it was believed he had taken it.
Wilfrid CumbermedeGeorge MacDonald
You talk glibly of ruining—but then you talk to a groom and lackey.
The Historical Nights' EntertainmentRafael Sabatini
To let the lackey live would be to have the bargelli in the house by morning.
The Historical Nights' EntertainmentRafael Sabatini
She paused, however, and, turning to the lackey who followed at her heels.
The Suitors of YvonneRaphael Sabatini
The lackey who was summoned did not know where the lady might be found, nor when she might return to Paris.
The Suitors of YvonneRaphael Sabatini