lackey

Meaning

Noun

1. A footman, a liveried male servant.
2. A fawning, servile follower.

Verb

1. (transitive) To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To toady, play the flunky.

Synonyms

flunky

footman

flunkey

underling

stooge

valet

toady

subordinate

henchman

servant

minion

hireling

slave

crawler

menial

yes man

ass-kisser

attendant

sycophant

follower

manservant

valet de chambre

villein

wait on

batman

male servant

tent caterpillar

gossoon

attend upon

liveried manservant

bond slave

flankey

common lackey moth

lackey caterpillar

monkey slug

agent

fawning courtier

attend

bondman

cringe

dependant

fag

fawn

gopher

groveller

handyman

helper

jackal

man-servant

minister

Translations

lakei

laquais

lacayo

herenknecht

Lakai

lacchè

lacaio

δουλοπρεπής

λακές

dalkavuk

sycophante

κόλακας

κολακεύω

uşak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlæ.ki/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Occitan lacai?) from Spanish lacayo, itself perhaps from Italian lacchè and Greek λακές (lakés), from Turkish ulak. Another possibility is through French, from Catalan alacay, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid). See French laquais.