lackey

🇬🇧 UK/'læki/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A liveried male servant; a person who behaves in a servile or fawning manner

仆人,侍从;马屁精,奉承者

v.

To serve or attend obsequiously; to act as a toady

奉承,侍候,拍马屁

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
lackeyother
=lackey

Common Collocations

  • 1.royal lackey皇室仆人
  • 2.political lackey政治走狗

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was merely a lackey to the powerful businessman.

  • 2.

    The king's lackey carried his orders throughout the palace.

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