Lackey

/ˈlæ.ki/

Synonyms for "lackey" (124 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (25)

Noun(7 words)

flunkey flunky sycophant toady hireling ass-kisser crawler

adherentadminister toapple polisherapple-polisher ass-licker attend attendant backscratcher backslapper bootlick bootlickerbrown nosebrown-nose browniecare forchore clawback courtier

Strong matches (37)

creature cringer dependent disciple drudge dummy dupefaithful servantfawner feudatory figurehead flatterer flunky follower footlicker footman gillie goon groveler hack

Show 10 more words

handshakerhanger onhanger-on helot help henchman homager inferior instrument jackal

Noun(7 words)

flunkeys flunkie flunkies henchman henchmen hirelings inferiors

Related words (62)

Noun(16 words)

kowtow minion minions obey peons pinche placeman scullion servant serve skivvy stooges subordinate underlings varlet varlets

kowtowerled captainlickspit lickspittle liegeliege manliveried servantlook afterman mealymouth menial minionminister tomyrmidonpander topeon puppet retainer satellite serf

Show 26 more words

slave spaniel stooge subordinate suck sycophanttake care oftend thug timeserver toad toady tool truckler tufthunter underling understrapper valet vassal votary waitwait onwork foryeomanyes manyes-man

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries

adulator associate employee flatterer retainer servant serve subordinate

More specific

9 entries

carry messagesfetch coffeeflunky footman gofer minionrun errandstoady valet

Collocations

8 entries

corporate lackeycourt lackeyobedient lackeyoffice lackeypalace lackeypolitical lackeyservile lackeysubordinate lackey

Inflections

3 entries

lackeyed lackeying lackeys

Derivations

3 entries

lackeydom lackeying lackeyism

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

If you behave like a lackey, you're treated like a lackey.

Source: tatoeba (940895)

If you behave like a lackey, you'll be treated like a lackey.

Source: tatoeba (942845)

Pence is just Trump's lackey.

Source: tatoeba (8366837)

I refuse to be Tom's lackey.

Source: tatoeba (12133386)

Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.

More for "lackey"

Meaning

Keep exploring

Read the definition Browse writing guides Read the blog