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[ lak-ee ] / ˈlæk i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lackey ON THESAURUS.COM
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. Origin of lackey1520–30; <Middle French laquais, perhaps <Catalan lacayo, alacayo< ? OTHER WORDS FROM lackeyun·lack·eyed, adjectiveWords nearby lackeylack, lackadaisical, lackaday, Lackawanna, lacker, lackey, lackey moth, lacking, Lackland Air Force Base, lackluster, lacklustre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lackeyA buck-naked Jamal—don't ask—is dealing with the lackey by beating him in a bathroom. Generic and Superficial ‘Tyrant’ Amerisplains the Middle East|Andrew Romano|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST When Wayne returns, the U.S. government sends its lackey Superman to pound some sense into Batman. The Super-Stuffed Superhero Movie|Chancellor Agard|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Last term Netanyahu gave the post to his lackey Yuval Steinitz, who was never heard from again. Lapid Lost, Obama Distracts|Gershom Gorenberg|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Opposition leaders criticized him for being a Kremlin lackey. Putin’s Biggest Threat: Billionaire Playboy Mikhail Prokhorov|Anna Nemtsova|March 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Most important, his people do not see him as a lackey of the United States. Mubarak Won't Run Again: Who's Next in the Middle East?|Stephen Kinzer|February 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST There was a touch of the lackey about Purvis, and his voice was humble sometimes to the verge of irritation. Peter and Jane|S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan They would have told a lackey to kick this preposterous creation into the horse-pond. The O'Ruddy|Stephen Crane He had a score of the virtues of a valet, indeed, and with them the soul of a lackey. The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume II (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin The lackey meantime had prepared himself for the affray, and Girard had produced two dueling swords. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist|Harlan Page Halsey The light he carried revealed to him standing outside a lackey in a livery of orange and green, trimmed with silver lace. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2|Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for lackey
nouna 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) Word Origin for lackeyC16: via French laquais, from Old French, perhaps from Catalan lacayo, alacayo; perhaps related to alcalde 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 Words related to lackeydrudge, domestic, valet, butler, retainer, toady, subordinate, attendant, steward, underling, doormat, factotum, flunkey |