| 单词 | lackey |
| 释义 | lackey (once / 2780 pages) n A lackey is someone who works for someone else and tries to get ahead by kissing up to his superiors. For example, a lackey might carry his employer's luggage or even serve him cappuccino for his coffee break. A lackey can also be a servant who wears a uniform, like a butler, doorman, or valet. Only the richest, grandest, snobbiest families employ lackeys these days. Another name for a lackey is a manservant, who works in a private home serving the needs of his employer — like a maid, but male. From this earliest meaning came the sense of lackey as a "toady" or "sycophant," someone who fawns and flatters in order to get what they want. The word stems from the Middle French laquais, "foot soldier" or "servant." WORD FAMILYlackey: lackeys USAGE EXAMPLESFrom Walter Cronkite, who bemoaned not being able to “shape the news” later in life, to President Obama’s lackey Ben Rhodes. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) Lackey became the rare rookie to start and win a World Series Game 7, helping the Anaheim Angels beat the Giants in 2002. New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) Lackey, Bremen, Georgia, was the president of the Communications Workers of America. Washington Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1n a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage Syn|Hypo|Hyper ass-kisser, crawler, sycophant, toady apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect goody-goodya person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior adulator, flatterer a person who uses flattery 2n a male servant (especially a footman) Syn|Hyper flunkey, flunky retainer, servant a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) |
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