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flunkey

/ˈflʌŋki

(also flunky)

noun (plural flunkeys or flunkies) chiefly derogatory

1A liveried manservant or footman.Liveried flunkies rushed forward to open the doors, TV lights flared, cameras flashed and the crowd cheered as the celebrities stepped into the blinding glare....

Let Hobart thrill to levees and martial parades of Her Majesty's arms, and fêtes champêtre served by liveried flunkeys.
A liveried flunkey doffed his cap and drove the Peugeot away while others dutifully hauled luggage about.

Synonyms

liveried manservant, liveried servant, lackey, steward, butler, footman, valet, retainer, attendant, factotum, houseboy, page

1.1A person who performs relatively menial tasks for someone else, especially obsequiously.I have worked in shady professions, most recently as a political flunky and public relations hack....

Writers surround themselves with flunkeys and acolytes who will always be ready to assist.
Apparently, the creepy entourage accompanying the star were not his flunkies but church elders ready to perform an instant baptism there and then.

Synonyms

minion, lackey, hireling, subordinate, underling, servant, retainer, vassal;

puppet, spaniel, pawn, tool, creature, instrument, cat's paw

informal skivvy, stooge, sucker, yes-man, bitch

British informal poodle, dogsbody

North American informal gopher

Derivatives

flunkeyism

/ˈflʌŋkɪɪz(ə)m

/ noun ...

If you think flunkeyism in England died out under the sarcasm of "the Snob Papers," you have complimented us grievously, as Dogberrs Skipwith would say.
If we are to reject foreign intervention and reunify the country independently, we must categorically oppose flunkeyism towards great powers.
The address starts with flattery and flunkeyism and ends with flattery and flunkeyism.

Origin

Mid 18th century (originally Scots): perhaps from flank in the sense 'a person who stands at one's flank'.

单词	flunkey
释义	flunkey /ˈflʌŋki / (also flunky) noun (plural flunkeys or flunkies) chiefly derogatory 1A liveried manservant or footman.Liveried flunkies rushed forward to open the doors, TV lights flared, cameras flashed and the crowd cheered as the celebrities stepped into the blinding glare.... Let Hobart thrill to levees and martial parades of Her Majesty's arms, and fêtes champêtre served by liveried flunkeys. A liveried flunkey doffed his cap and drove the Peugeot away while others dutifully hauled luggage about. Synonyms liveried manservant, liveried servant, lackey, steward, butler, footman, valet, retainer, attendant, factotum, houseboy, page 1.1A person who performs relatively menial tasks for someone else, especially obsequiously.I have worked in shady professions, most recently as a political flunky and public relations hack.... Writers surround themselves with flunkeys and acolytes who will always be ready to assist. Apparently, the creepy entourage accompanying the star were not his flunkies but church elders ready to perform an instant baptism there and then. Synonyms minion, lackey, hireling, subordinate, underling, servant, retainer, vassal; puppet, spaniel, pawn, tool, creature, instrument, cat's paw informal skivvy, stooge, sucker, yes-man, bitch British informal poodle, dogsbody North American informal gopher Derivatives flunkeyism /ˈflʌŋkɪɪz(ə)m / noun ... If you think flunkeyism in England died out under the sarcasm of "the Snob Papers," you have complimented us grievously, as Dogberrs Skipwith would say. If we are to reject foreign intervention and reunify the country independently, we must categorically oppose flunkeyism towards great powers. The address starts with flattery and flunkeyism and ends with flattery and flunkeyism. Origin Mid 18th century (originally Scots): perhaps from flank in the sense 'a person who stands at one's flank'. Rhymes chunky, clunky, funky, hunky, junkie, junky, monkey, punky, spunky
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flunkey

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flunkeyism

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