Synonyms of lackey

lackey

noun

ˈla-kē 

as in servant

a person hired to perform household or personal services

we sent the lackey out to get doughnuts for the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• servant
• steward
• housekeeper
• maid
• flunky
• retainer
• butler
• woman
• domestic
• daily
• groom
• assistant
• man
• menial
• manservant
• valet
• footman
• majordomo
• houseboy
• servitor
• handmaiden
• houseman
• factotum
• maidservant
• housemaid
• companion
• wench
• attendant
• follower
• lady-in-waiting
• gofer
• drudge
• dogsbody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• master
• mistress
• leader
• boss
• chief
• head
• foreman
• captain
• kingpin
• headman
• taskmaster
• helmsman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lackey

Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests. — Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026

Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

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. — 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