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lackey

or ·ܱ

[ lak-ee ]

noun

plural lackeys.
  1. a servile follower; toady.
  2. a footman or liveried manservant.


verb (used with object)

lackeyed, lackeying.
  1. to attend as a lackey does.

lackey

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a servile follower; hanger-on
  2. a liveried male servant or valet
  3. a person who is treated like a servant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by for to act as a lackey (to)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·IJ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lackey1

1520–30; < Middle French laquais, perhaps < Catalan lacayo, alacayo < ?
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lackey1

C16: via French laquais, from Old French, perhaps from Catalan lacayo, alacayo; perhaps related to alcalde
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“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.”

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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.

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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.

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In this, Trump's lackeys have a friend in the Supreme Court.

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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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