plural lackeys
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: someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another
2
: a servile follower : toady
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Noun
He was nothing but a spineless lackey of the establishment.
a celebrity surrounded by his lackeys
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Americans, beware: Putin and his lackeys are not your friends.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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
Among the most glaring examples is Ninth Division Commander Gen. Roh Tae-gun (Park Jae-hoon, excellent), a weak-willed lackey seduced by power and greed who’s based on Roh Tae-woo, Chun’s successor as president in 1988.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Americans, beware: Putin and his lackeys are not your friends.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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 21 Dec. 2024.
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