variants also flunkey or flunkie

Examples Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of flunky Brennan’s flunkies created a fake online profile to access the network used by the Senate Intelligence Committee, whose Democratic members were at the time investigating the CIA’s torture program. Becket Adams, National Review, 9 July 2023 In episode 5, Manfredi viciously killed a mob flunky, Nico, who Tina said had molested her while her father was serving a 25-year prison sentence. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2022 And Julia’s cousin, the feckless Lord Cassidy (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), is amusing as a flunky for Julia’s demands. Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2022 Earlier this month, former Chancellor and longtime Putin flunky Gerhard Schroeder was nominated to join the board of Gazprom, the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2022 See all Example Sentences for flunky 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flunky
Noun
  • Spanning the 20th century, the story follows Emma Harte, who goes from a teenage servant in Yorkshire to a retail magnate and is faced with deciding who should carry on her legacy.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The narrative is framed by Mr. Lockwood, a tenant at Thrushcross Grange, who learns about the tumultuous history of Wuthering Heights through Nelly Dean, a longtime servant.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But those grown-ups are gone, and the president-elect looks likely to appoint sycophants and conspiracy theorists to top foreign policy positions.
    Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But Trump has been less interested in ideology and more attracted to a politics of personal grievance, one that rewards sycophants and punishes critics.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The first principle of Chavismo, the movement created by Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez, is that Chavistas are locked in a permanent struggle with the imperialist United States and its lackeys in the Venezuelan oligarchy.
    Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2019
  • Long dismissed as a lackey or a laughingstock (thanks to his looks and his limp), the former driver turned factory manager spots an opportunity where others only see catastrophe.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Of course, being a junior senator and attaching your name to legislation that has little chance of being enacted—none of those have bills passed—is very different from being Vice-President and chief lickspittle to Trump.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • Such as holding court, choosing your sobriquet, and naming imbecilic lickspittles to our Kingsguard.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 7 July 2024
Noun
  • Lead assistant coach David Adelman took on head coaching duties for the Nuggets in New Orleans, where the court was painted blue for their first NBA Cup game.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The new system lets users ask questions about NASA’s satellite data in plain English, similar to chatting with a virtual assistant.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Back in the dawn of the Trump era — just prior to his 2017 inauguration — the line of would-be suck-ups queuing up for face time with the president-elect included a man with a distinguished name.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • Office suck-ups, popularized by television characters like Dwight Schrute in The Office and Tom Wambsgans in Succession, typically take their cues from those in charge.
    Matthew Boyle, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
Noun
  • Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Toby Jones, and Paul Walter Hauser all drop by to add their touches to an underworld majordomo, a dogged BPD Special Ops officer, a political toady and Boston’s single dumbest thug, respectively.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Even meteorologists would face an uncertain future, given that Project 2025 also calls for replacing tens of thousands of federal workers with political toadies beholden only to the White House.
    Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2024
Noun
  • Alameda Mini Boot Mindy Kaling and Jennifer Garner are just two of the famous fans of Ugg's signature chestnut hue.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • While some fans want to sing along, others are decrying the practice in favor of simply watching the movie and staying quiet in public.
    Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024

Thesaurus Entries Near flunky

Cite this Entry

“Flunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flunky. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on flunky

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!