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LACKEY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A male servant (especially a footman)play

Synonyms:

flunkey; flunky; lackey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lackey" is a kind of...):

retainer; servant (a person working in the service of another (especially in the household))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantageplay

Synonyms:

ass-kisser; crawler; lackey; sycophant; toady

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lackey" is a kind of...):

adulator; flatterer (a person who uses flattery)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lackey"):

apple polisher; bootlicker; fawner; groveler; groveller; truckler (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)

goody-goody (a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior)

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