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henchman Definition

hench·man (henc̸hmən)

noun pl. -·men-mən

  1. Obsolete a male attendant; page or squire
  2. a trusted helper or follower
  3. ☆ a political underling who seeks mainly to advance his own interests
  4. ☆ any of the followers of a criminal gang leader

Etymology: ME henxtman, hencheman < OE hengest, stallion (see Hengist) + -man: orig. sense prob. “horse attendant”

henchman Synonyms

henchman

n.

partner, advocate, aid, sidekick; see associate, follower.

henchman Usage Examples

Possessives

  • villain: There's a villain, and a villain's henchman.

Converse of object

  • hire: Bosses always hire henchmen weaker then they are to do their easy work.
  • become: Storm Troopers have become the coolest movie henchmen around.
  • mask: The show starts with large box being wheeled to stage center by two masked henchmen.

Adjective modifier

  • evil: You start off with your own volcanic island of undisclosed location and an evil henchman and you have to take over the world.
  • chief: Ed Lauter is also good as the Warden's chief henchman Captain Knauer, bringing a real menace to the guards.
  • political: Yet they and their political henchmen continue to be appeased by Tony Blair and the Westminster Government.
  • other: He has a darker tint than all the other henchmen.
  • loyal: The bad guy usually kills his henchman for failing, yet don't seem to run out of loyal henchmen.
  • wicked: Your mission is to rescue a batch of missing Pokémon, stolen by a band of wicked henchmen: the Phobos Battalion!

Modifies a noun

  • platform: Henchman platforms are in regular use at some of the finest stately homes in the UK.

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