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Synonyms for lackey

  • noun

Most common

servant sycophant toady flunky grunt

All synonyms

Noun

1. Flunky — A fawning, servile follower

flunky, sycophant, servant, toady, footman, stooge, henchman, underling, minion, hireling, vassal, subordinate, waiter, yes man, menial, retainer, disciple, lick-spittle, inferior, attendant, apple polisher informal, follower

Other

grunt

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A fawning, servile follower.

Forms

Plural
lackeys → flunkies, sycophants, servants, toadies…

Example sentences

  • servant A small regent is worth more than a large servant.
  • sycophant He was a sycophant, always trying to ingratiate himself with the wealthy.
  • toady Carmen only bakes the bosses' favourite cake to toady up to him.
  • flunky If you behave like a flunky, you'll be treated like a flunky.
  • grunt With a grunt, he left the bar upset and ashamed.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lackeyrising
servantrising
sycophantrising
toadyrising
flunkyrising
gruntrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
grunt1, toady
6 letters
waiter2, minion2, vassal2, menial3, stooge1, flunky
7 letters
servant2, footman2
8 letters
inferior4, follower3, disciple3, retainer3, henchman2, hireling
9 letters
attendant3, sycophant, underling3
11 letters
subordinate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waiter2 = 2 syllables).