plural lackeys
1
a
b
: 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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USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Matthew quickly schemes his way into Oliver’s orbit after that first performance, impressing and rankling the group of lackeys in his entourage at the same time.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey Stephen Miller searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Economists and analysts alike were rightly worried Trump would install a partisan lackey to put a better shine on jobs numbers in the future.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections.
—USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Matthew quickly schemes his way into Oliver’s orbit after that first performance, impressing and rankling the group of lackeys in his entourage at the same time.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey Stephen Miller searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Economists and analysts alike were rightly worried Trump would install a partisan lackey to put a better shine on jobs numbers in the future.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lackey
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lackey. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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