lackey
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Synonyms & Antonyms for lackey
Synonyms: Noun
daily [British], domestic, flunky (also flunkey), menial, retainer, servant, slavey, steward
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of lackey in a Sentence
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He was nothing but a spineless lackey of the establishment. a celebrity surrounded by his lackeysRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Many may know storm troopers as Darth Vaderās white-clad lackeys with horrible aim, but to Floridaās Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS), Storm Troopers are heroes. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "Florida Shelter Finds Foster Homes for 250 Pets Ahead of Hurricane Dorian," 4 Sep. 2019 Instead, after significant public pressure from the president and reportedly private pressure from his lackey Attorney General William Barr, the report instead faults Comey for trying to do something about it. — Marcy Wheeler, The New Republic, "How Trumpās Justice Department Screwed James Comey," 30 Aug. 2019 Including Mayock, generally regarded as Grudenās lackey. — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, "Real or fake? Difficult to separate Raiders drama from HBO āHard Knocksā cameras," 19 Aug. 2019 Protests flared this week in Guatemala City, where president Jimmy Morales was mocked as a U.S. lackey, and Guatemalaās highest court has ruled that the deal will require the approval of lawmakers. — Nick Miroff, Washington Post, "To deter migrants, Trump administration builds elaborate scaffolding at the border, and on the books," 31 July 2019 For months now, Pelosi and coās attitude was to wait for the Mueller Report, which came and went and was largely defanged by the Trump lackey Attorney General Bill Barr. — Michael Arceneaux, Essence, "Opinion: Will Nancy Pelosi Finally Do Something About Donald Trumpās Abuse Of Power?," 25 July 2019 Unfortunately for Peter, Mysterio is actually a former Stark lackey whoās bitter that Tony dismissed his BARF technology, which could create advanced, realistic holograms. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "Breaking Down the Spider-Man: Far From Home Post-Credits Scenes," 2 July 2019 Whoopi Goldberg The star was already a household name before playing Shenzi, Scarās chief lackey and leader of a hyena pack of three. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com, "The Original Lion King Cast: Where Are They Now?," 24 June 2019 When Chris finally gets Billy on the phone, after fighting with corporate lackeys determined to keep him from speaking to the chief, the Dorsey stand-in begins to rail against his increasing irrelevance as a figurehead. — Aja Romano, Vox, "āSmithereensā takes aim at the tech dystopia we already live in but has nothing new to say.," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lackey.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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