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
There’s fat chance of that when political lackeys and incompetent appointees are elevated to high positions.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024
Neither Evil Steve Jobs nor his mercenary lackey are given much of a motor and oppressive presence.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
The long-tail effect of all this is to make Quinn and all his many lackeys seem as toothless a threat as Zachary Beck is.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Instead of America voting with their Allies against Russia, Trump directed his lackeys to vote with Russia.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024
Neither Evil Steve Jobs nor his mercenary lackey are given much of a motor and oppressive presence.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
The long-tail effect of all this is to make Quinn and all his many lackeys seem as toothless a threat as Zachary Beck is.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Instead of America voting with their Allies against Russia, Trump directed his lackeys to vote with Russia.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lackey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackey
servant
Noun
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Ray belongs to a sub/dom gay biker club in which master and servant roles are firmly established by who drives and who rides pillion.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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They were each allowed one or maybe two servants and received food through an opening in a window.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackey. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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