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lackey

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lackey

a person hired to perform household or personal services

we sent the lackey out to get doughnuts for the office

Synonyms of lackey

daily [British], domestic, flunky (also flunkey), menial, retainer, servant, slavey, steward

Words Related to lackey

butler, footman, groom, houseboy, houseman, majordomo, man, manservant, servitor, valet

handmaiden (also handmaid), housekeeper, housemaid, lady-in-waiting, maid, maidservant, wench, woman

assistant, attendant, companion, factotum, follower

dogsbody [chiefly British], drudge, gofer (or gopher)

Near Antonyms of lackey

boss, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, kingpin, leader, taskmaster

Antonyms of lackey

master, mistress

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