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 a moment of sly genius, Duke gained entry by concealing himself as one of Lyle’s ghostly henchmen using a rubber band and a piece of white tissue as his disguise.
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Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
In the process, Eve sees a scar on a dead henchman’s wrist that reminds her of one of her father’s killers, and—dumping the limb, severed, on the Director’s desk—demands information.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Naomi is alongside Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia as two henchmen throw Janine to the ground like a pile of trash.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Kent has shown up at Gloucester’s castle and runs into Goneril’s steward/henchman, Oswald.
—Nan Z. Da
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
In the process, Eve sees a scar on a dead henchman’s wrist that reminds her of one of her father’s killers, and—dumping the limb, severed, on the Director’s desk—demands information.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Naomi is alongside Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia as two henchmen throw Janine to the ground like a pile of trash.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Kent has shown up at Gloucester’s castle and runs into Goneril’s steward/henchman, Oswald.
—Nan Z. Da
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for henchman
Noun
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Her niftiest fight sequence looks like abstract art: a stark black-and-white aerial pan of her shadow battling minions down a hallway.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Negan banished him and seized control of the Dama’s minions.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Then-Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells walked out the door to the field and started staring at his disciple.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 June 2025
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His final highlights came with George Clinton, his most outspoken disciple, on Funkadelic’s 1981 The Electric Spanking of War Babies.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
Noun
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His Telegram channel, followed by around half a million users, regularly features narrated footage of drones tracking and killing Russian soldiers.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The biggest revelation in both movies is that throughout the war Lucas had heroin shipped to the U.S. from Vietnam in coffins containing dead soldiers.—
Steve Bloom,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
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“Henchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henchman. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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