Synonyms of henchman

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henchman

noun

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minion
• disciple
• soldier
• lackey
• follower
• toady
• pupil
• stooge
• sycophant
• apparatchik
• lickspittle
• flunkie
• flunkey
• flunky
• myrmidon
• satellite
• acolyte
• supporter
• loyalist
• adherent
• apostle
• missionary
• student
• yes-man
• hanger-on
• devotee
• camp follower
• protégé
• admirer
• fan
• epigone
• votary
• partizan
• partisan
• liege man
• proselytizer
• faithful
• idolator
• convert
• advocate
• votarist
• champion
• ideologist
• cultist
• backer
• sectarian
• ideologue
• scholar
• idealogue
• zealot
• enthusiast
• worshipper
• idolater
• worshiper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• traitor
• turncoat
• renegade
• defector
• apostate
• leader
• coryphaeus

• traitor
• turncoat
• renegade
• defector
• apostate
• leader
• coryphaeus

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