flunkynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈflʌŋ.ki/us/ˈflʌŋ.ki/also flunkey old-fashionedUS informal the person who does the boring physical work in a company:
Freddy is considered the office flunkey.
UK a male servant wearing a uniform
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Servants, slaves & underlings
- below/above stairs idiom
- butler
- clerk
- coolie
- dogsbody
- factotum
- labourer
- lackey
- lapdog
- maid
- majordomo
- manservant
- puppet
- retainer
- skivvy
- slave
- slave trade
- slavery
- stair
- valet
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