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

The last of Lila and Amisha’s henchmen has fled with the remaining supply of poison aerosol, intending to detonate it, on Amisha’s orders, at a nightclub. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

After crash landing on the dark world directly onto the homing beacon, EO and his crazy crew are apprehended by a gang of warrior henchmen and hauled into the throne room to face the wicked alien ruler who is imprisoned in anger and hate. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The henchmen are tying up loose ends after eliminating Kerry’s father, who informed on the Gotham crew to avoid serving his prison sentence. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026

One of the senior henchmen of right-wing Christian politics saw this dangerous transformation unfolding from the inside. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

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