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lackey

DEFINITIONS OF: lackey

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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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