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lackey
[ lak-ee ]
noun
- a servile follower; toady.
- a footman or liveried manservant.
verb (used with object)
- to attend as a lackey does.
lackey
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- a servile follower; hanger-on
- a liveried male servant or valet
- a person who is treated like a servant
verb
- whenintr, often foll by for to act as a lackey (to)
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·IJ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lackey1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lackey1
Example Sentences
“Instead it looks like Burgum plans to sit by the fire eating warm cookies while Elon Musk’s lackeys dismantle our national parks and public lands.”
Perhaps even worse, Trump and his lackeys are dismantling the scientific institutions that have taught us — and continue to teach us — much of what we know about the climate crisis.
Trump and his lackey, Stephen Miller, who appears to be operating as his real chief of staff, are true believers when it comes to hating immigrants.
In this, Trump's lackeys have a friend in the Supreme Court.
I agree with your assessment, but it’s important to bear in mind the implications of your observation that Trump has turned the whole show and the whole government over to lackeys.
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