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lapdog

noun

Definition of lapdognext
1
as in yes-man

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2
as in puppy

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Recent Examples of lapdog The company’s founder and CEO, Tom Stevens, says the idea to create the robotic lapdog came from his mother, who had to give up her real dog after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. — Rena Goldman, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Jan. 2026 The ultimate souvenir for visitors to Yellowstone National Park early that summer was a closeup of Sylvia, a 225-pound grizzly bear, and her trio of cubs, each of whom was no larger than a lapdog. — JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025 Trump—through his lapdog chair of the FCC—is creating the fear & intimidation that serves an instrument of authoritarian power. — James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 History is strewn with the wreckage of dictatorships that have attracted and promoted incompetent lapdogs lacking talent or integrity. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lapdog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapdog
  1. yes-man
  2. puppy
  3. stooge
  4. pup
  5. minion
  6. whelp
  7. watchdog
Noun
  • His most loyal aides, yes-man/bestie Tre (Chris Williams) and assistant Kym (Kym Whitley), are ones who’ve been with him for ages.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The first, Jim O’Neill, is a biotech entrepreneur who lacks a degree in medicine or public health and was widely seen as a yes-man for Kennedy.
    — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of yes-man
Noun
  • After her puppy spent nearly a year and a half with her on LSU’s campus, senior Ella Menard dropped off Loyal to professional training in May.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • One of Eloise’s best friends was their Boston terrier, Ollie, which Tim and Missy brought home after their daughter asked for a puppy two years in a row.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of puppy
Noun
  • On occasion, Pitaro has sent a PR stooge to call me names off the record.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The Islamic Republic has always claimed that its domestic opponents were stooges of Israel and the United States, even when those charges were plainly implausible.
    — Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Definition of stooge
Noun
  • With such an up and down start at life, this little pup is looking forward to a calm life full of cuddles, playtime and lots of snacks.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Just look at these messy misfits, down to the titular pup who kicked off the series by running in front of a car.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of pup
Noun
  • Musashi becomes part of a crew that fights the Genma and Yoshitsune’s minions.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Just as Wolverine is surrounded, he’s saved by Mystique, who’s shape-shifted herself into one of Trask’s minions.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of minion
Noun
  • Unlikely Meathead, a whelp who spoke from a position of occasionally whiny, frequently wet-behind-the-ears insulation from life’s realities, Reiner had gray in his beard and a lengthy track record of using his podium for good.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of whelp
Noun
  • The deal in Maryland was opposed by Public Citizen, a public interest advocacy nonprofit, the NAACP, the Port Tobacco River Conservancy, and the Independent Market Monitor, which acts as a neutral watchdog for the regional power market.
    — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Such drones can also be used to continuously monitor for things like submarine activity at a location, or act as a watchdog for activities like smuggling.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of watchdog

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“Lapdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lapdog. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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