Synonyms of henchman

henchman

noun

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

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of henchman

Launched in early 1982, the original MOTU line-up saw He-Man and Skeletor joined by heroes Teela (at this point, the only female character), Man-at-Arms and Stratos; the morally ambiguous Zodac; and a couple of Skeletor's henchmen, Beast Man and Mer-Man. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026

The remoteness of their surroundings is no accident; one of these characters is fleeing an inconvenient past, which returns with a vengeance in the form of a beefy sadist (Benoît Magimel) and his two hostage-taking henchmen. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026

Competing alongside two Americans, Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee methodically dispatches Han’s henchmen and avenges his sister’s death in the process. — David Faris, TheWeek, 20 May 2026

Major Roberto Carlos told the silent henchman to sit me down at the back of the building, where another agent came and took my phone and laptop with him down a long hall. — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026

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