lapdognoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlæp.dɒɡ/us/ˈlæp.dɑːɡ/lapdog noun [ C ] (DOG)
a small pet dog that is given a lot of attention by its owner
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Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- basset hound
- beagle
- bird dog
- dog
- doggy
- fox terrier
- foxhound
- German shepherd
- mongrel
- mutt
- Pekinese
- pit bull terrier
- pooch
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
- vixen
- whelp
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lapdog noun [ C ] (PERSON)
disapproving someone who is willing to do anything that a more important person tells them to do:
Opposition parties accuse the newspaper's editor of being a government lapdog.
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Servants, slaves & underlings
- below/above stairs idiom
- butler
- clerk
- coolie
- dogsbody
- factotum
- housemaid
- labourer
- lackey
- maid
- majordomo
- manservant
- puppet
- retainer
- skivvy
- slave
- slave trade
- slavery
- stair
- valet
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