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
This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey Stephen Miller searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Its purpose is to maximize the president’s control over our lives, enrich his family, reward his lackeys and punish his critics.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections.
—USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Matthew quickly schemes his way into Oliver’s orbit after that first performance, impressing and rankling the group of lackeys in his entourage at the same time.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Its purpose is to maximize the president’s control over our lives, enrich his family, reward his lackeys and punish his critics.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections.
—USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Matthew quickly schemes his way into Oliver’s orbit after that first performance, impressing and rankling the group of lackeys in his entourage at the same time.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackey
servant
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Nonetheless, the two become close, to the degree that they are compared to Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their society was hierarchical, with those below the caciques known as the nitaínos (elites), behiques (perhaps shamans), and the naborías (usually servants and commoners).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackey. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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