Synonyms of henchmen

henchmen

noun

plural of henchman

as in minions

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

• minions
• disciples
• soldiers
• followers
• lackeys
• pupils
• toadies
• sycophants
• myrmidons
• loyalists
• satellites
• supporters
• flunkies
• apparatchiks
• adherents
• stooges
• acolytes
• students
• missionaries
• apostles
• devotees
• camp followers
• yes-men
• fans
• hangers-on
• lickspittles
• partisans
• epigones
• votaries
• admirers
• protégés
• proselytizers
• liege men
• converts
• votarists
• champions
• advocates
• cultists
• sectarians
• ideologists
• faithfuls
• backers
• zealots
• worshippers
• ideologues
• scholars
• enthusiasts
• idolaters

Dissimilar Words

• traitors
• renegades
• turncoats
• defectors
• apostates
• leaders
• coryphaei

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of henchmen

Crosby can… um… provide funny reaction shots when henchmen get killed! — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

One of the villain’s henchmen was a small, shaggy blue creature with a long drooping snout and a sour expression that lived in a cigar box. — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Bird himself provides the voices for Xavier’s alien henchmen, Gunsol and Musker. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

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

While Sanji and Chopper fight off various henchmen, Luffy battles Wapol and eventually beats him with Sanj’s help. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026