as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
we sent the lackey out to get doughnuts for the office
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Recent Examples of lackey
Economists and analysts alike were rightly worried Trump would install a partisan lackey to put a better shine on jobs numbers in the future.
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
Outside of one good scene between Clark and Lois, almost every frame is constantly packed with characters, whether this is the (admittedly very funny) Justice Gang (Nathan Fillion’s Green Lantern, Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl and Edi Gathegi’s scene-stealing Mister Terrific) or Lex and his lackeys.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Where Supes clocks an evil lackey straight in the jaw so hard that his teeth hit the camera lens?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Goldberg was already a household name before playing Shenzi, Scar's chief lackey and leader of a hyena pack of three.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 24 June 2025
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
Outside of one good scene between Clark and Lois, almost every frame is constantly packed with characters, whether this is the (admittedly very funny) Justice Gang (Nathan Fillion’s Green Lantern, Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl and Edi Gathegi’s scene-stealing Mister Terrific) or Lex and his lackeys.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Where Supes clocks an evil lackey straight in the jaw so hard that his teeth hit the camera lens?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Goldberg was already a household name before playing Shenzi, Scar's chief lackey and leader of a hyena pack of three.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackey
servant
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He was inspired by an early scene from the TV show, when the estate’s staff hosted a servant’s ball at Christmastime.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Since 2010, fans have followed the family of the Earl of Grantham, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), and their servants through six television seasons and three films.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackey. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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