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

The problem is, Reigns still acts like a heel while Jey Uso, despite winning the Royal Rumble and becoming world champion, is back to being his lackey. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026

After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 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, Houston Chronicle, 25 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