as in minion
disapproving
a trusted follower or supporter who performs unpleasant, wrong, or illegal tasks for a powerful person (such as a politician or criminal)
a gangster surrounded by his henchmen
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Recent Examples of henchman
In broad daylight, a presidential henchman openly threatened to inflict financial pain in retribution for speech the leader doesn't like.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Those Arabs who dared to cooperate with British efforts to restore peace faced death at the hands of his henchmen.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
At the end of the episode, tragedy strikes when Robbie’s latest robbery ends in one of his henchmen and all of the drug house’s attendants dying.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
The site is known in German as the Führerbunker, a subterranean bomb shelter that the Nazis built to protect their leader and his top henchmen from air raids during World War II.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Those Arabs who dared to cooperate with British efforts to restore peace faced death at the hands of his henchmen.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
At the end of the episode, tragedy strikes when Robbie’s latest robbery ends in one of his henchmen and all of the drug house’s attendants dying.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
The site is known in German as the Führerbunker, a subterranean bomb shelter that the Nazis built to protect their leader and his top henchmen from air raids during World War II.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for henchman
Noun
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Others wore inflatable costumes, dressed as bumble bees, frogs, unicorns and a even minion.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Cederquist is one of scores of bad cops included in the book, as is one of his minions in the Stoughton crew, a guy named Calvin Butner.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bielsa lost both finals but gained admirers and disciples.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.—
Amy Stephens,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The agreement requires Thailand to release 18 Cambodian soldiers held prisoner and for both countries to begin removing heavy weapons from the border.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Even then, getting the stories of the rank-and-file soldiers can be a challenge.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Henchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henchman. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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