plural lackeys
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: someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another
2
: a servile follower : toady
Examples of lackey in a Sentence
Noun
He was nothing but a spineless lackey of the establishment.
a celebrity surrounded by his lackeys
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
To keep their gang leader boss from being convicted of murder, a pair of his lackeys went on social media to intimidate a witness, threatening to kill his kindergarten son at his school, federal authorities said Wednesday.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump and his lackeys do their best to disrupt free and fair elections, abrogate freedom of speech and curtail press freedom.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Kelly’s lackeys dropped off meals, often delivered with a specific code knock on the door.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
His Republican lackeys, the same ones who natter on about limited government and deregulation and staying out of businesses’ way, will presumably get onboard with this.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
To keep their gang leader boss from being convicted of murder, a pair of his lackeys went on social media to intimidate a witness, threatening to kill his kindergarten son at his school, federal authorities said Wednesday.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump and his lackeys do their best to disrupt free and fair elections, abrogate freedom of speech and curtail press freedom.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Kelly’s lackeys dropped off meals, often delivered with a specific code knock on the door.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lackey. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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