as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
we sent the lackey out to get doughnuts for the office
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Recent Examples of lackey
Using new professional management and corporate integration techniques to take advantage of the circular death-spiral, Morgan and his lackeys consolidated 67 percent of the country’s steel production under the umbrella of the largest company the world had ever seen, US Steel.
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Joe Wilkins Published Mar 4, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
His Republican lackeys, the same ones who natter on about limited government and deregulation and staying out of businesses’ way, will presumably get onboard with this.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
To keep their gang leader boss from being convicted of murder, a pair of his lackeys went on social media to intimidate a witness, threatening to kill his kindergarten son at his school, federal authorities said Wednesday.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump and his lackeys do their best to disrupt free and fair elections, abrogate freedom of speech and curtail press freedom.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
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Joe Wilkins Published Mar 4, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
His Republican lackeys, the same ones who natter on about limited government and deregulation and staying out of businesses’ way, will presumably get onboard with this.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
To keep their gang leader boss from being convicted of murder, a pair of his lackeys went on social media to intimidate a witness, threatening to kill his kindergarten son at his school, federal authorities said Wednesday.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump and his lackeys do their best to disrupt free and fair elections, abrogate freedom of speech and curtail press freedom.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackey
servant
Noun
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One is a military veteran who pitches himself as a lifelong civic servant and recently tossed his name in the hat.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
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Pamela, a servant, rejects the advances of her wealthy employer and thereby induces him to marry her.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackey. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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