lackeys

plural of lackey

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Recent Examples of lackeys At the slightest provocation, Ye bullies, hectors, and screams at everyone from Paris fashion-show lackeys to the mother of his child. Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 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 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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servants
Noun
  • In the trailer, Bettany walks up to a white mansion and is greeted by human servants who are really just recreated AI programs.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The servants of this democratic republic’s machinery are, in truth, nothing but members of a mafia set up to plunder the island’s riches—and the West is complicit, with its own interests in the riches underground, in the ocean, from the soil.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Lackeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackeys. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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