henchman
noun
\
Definition of henchman
1 obsolete : a squire or page to a person of high rank
2a : a trusted follower : a right-hand man
b : a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantage
c : a member of a gang
Keep scrolling for more
Examples of henchman in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And, because Trump still doesn’t realize that the employees of the DOJ are not his personal henchmen, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) tweeted a word just to remind the president how this works. — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, "Trump’s Bullying of the Justice Department Again Must Mean the Russia Investigation Is Heating Up," 21 May 2018 Numan Acar: plays Nakim, head of the palace guards and one of Jafar's henchmen. — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Aladdin': Everything to Know About the Live-Action Remake of the Disney Classic," 5 July 2018 His henchmen that day had killed a U.S. congressman and others who'd come to Jonestown to investigate charges of abuse. — Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, "She woke up in Jonestown — everyone was dead," 13 July 2018 Every oppressive regime, Joseph is saying, needs its henchmen. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "'Guards at the Taj,' staring at beauty, pondering atrocities," 12 June 2018 One of the running jokes in the first episode is how many henchmen try to use guns on Luke Cage. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "What went right and what went wrong for Luke Cage’s second season," 22 June 2018 The two girls, along with their parents, brother and grandmother, were attempting to flee Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple cult, known as Jonestown, when they were ambushed by several of Jones’ gun-toting henchman on a primitive airport tarmac. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com, "Jonestown Cult Victim’s Daughter Was Haunted Until Her Death: 'I Wish that Bullet that Got Mom Had Killed Me’," 7 June 2018 Before becoming Hitler’s most ardent henchman, Himmler had been a chicken farmer obsessed with the idea of breeding pure white chickens. — Beverly Beckham, BostonGlobe.com, "Looking up a new word, and seeing its monstrosity," 1 June 2018 Dolores and Teddy are preparing for the final leg of their journey, having lost all their henchman/companions in a battle with Ghost Nation. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "'Westworld' Just Killed Off a Major Character (Maybe for Real This Time)," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'henchman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for henchman
henchman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of henchman
: a trusted follower or supporter who performs unpleasant, wrong, or illegal tasks for a powerful person (such as a politician or criminal)
See the full definition for henchman in the English Language Learners Dictionary
henchman
noun
\
Kids Definition of henchman
: a trusted follower or supporter and especially someone who performs unpleasant or illegal tasks
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on henchman
What made you want to look up henchman? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Name that Food Quiz
-
- Name these cookies!
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share henchman
Resources for henchman