Synonyms of lackey

lackey

noun

ˈla-kē 

as in servant

a person hired to perform household or personal services

we sent the lackey out to get doughnuts for the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• servant
• flunkey
• steward
• housekeeper
• maid
• flunky
• flunkie
• retainer
• butler
• woman
• domestic
• groom
• daily
• menial
• assistant
• manservant
• valet
• man
• majordomo
• footman
• houseboy
• servitor
• handmaiden
• houseman
• handmaid
• factotum
• maidservant
• companion
• housemaid
• gopher
• follower
• wench
• attendant
• gofer
• lady-in-waiting
• drudge
• dogsbody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• master
• mistress
• leader
• boss
• chief
• head
• foreman
• captain
• kingpin
• headman
• taskmaster
• helmsman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lackey

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

There’s fat chance of that when political lackeys and incompetent appointees are elevated to high positions. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024

The first principle of Chavismo, the movement created by Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez, is that Chavistas are locked in a permanent struggle with the imperialist United States and its lackeys in the Venezuelan oligarchy. —Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2019