Synonyms of lackeys

lackeys

noun

plural of lackey

as in servants

a person hired to perform household or personal services

we sent the lackey out to get doughnuts for the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• servants
• flunkies
• maids
• stewards
• housekeepers
• menials
• women
• retainers
• domestics
• dailies
• butlers
• grooms
• assistants
• men
• servitors
• valets
• footmen
• houseboys
• handmaidens
• housemen
• menservants
• companions
• housemaids
• followers
• maidservants
• attendants
• ladies-in-waiting
• factotums
• wenches
• gofers
• majordomos
• drudges
• dogsbodies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masters
• mistresses
• leaders
• bosses
• chiefs
• heads
• foremen
• captains
• headmen
• kingpins
• taskmasters
• helmsmen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lackeys

The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 July 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

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

Trump and his lackeys do their best to disrupt free and fair elections, abrogate freedom of speech and curtail press freedom. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026

Kelly’s lackeys dropped off meals, often delivered with a specific code knock on the door. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026

Government institutions run by lackeys are also more easily manipulated by autocratic leaders, and no longer serve the public interest. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026