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lackey
DEFINITIONS OF:
lackey
1
n
a male servant (especially a footman)
Synonyms:
flunkey
,
flunky
Type of:
retainer
,
servant
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
n
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Synonyms:
ass-kisser
,
crawler
,
sycophant
,
toady
Types:
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
Type of:
adulator
,
flatterer
a person who uses flattery
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