plural lackeys
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a
b
: someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another
2
: a servile follower : toady
Examples of lackey in a Sentence
Noun
He was nothing but a spineless lackey of the establishment.
a celebrity surrounded by his lackeys
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
One of Knuckles’ many lackeys ultimately finds Rose by … going to her apartment building, where her name is prominently displayed on her mailbox?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025
WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
The trio quickly find themselves in a new power struggle for control of the company against Logan's C-suite lackeys Frank (Peter Friedman), Karl (David Rasche) and Hugo (Fisher Stevens).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
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Noun
The Liberals have been able to stop their opponent Pierre Poilievre’s momentum by painting him as a MAGA lackey.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
One of Knuckles’ many lackeys ultimately finds Rose by … going to her apartment building, where her name is prominently displayed on her mailbox?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
With the world order disrupted, Mario searches for seven stars to defeat villain Smithy and his pointy lackeys.
—WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
The trio quickly find themselves in a new power struggle for control of the company against Logan's C-suite lackeys Frank (Peter Friedman), Karl (David Rasche) and Hugo (Fisher Stevens).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lackey. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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