lackey

The definition of a lackey is a person who does your dirty work, or who does whatever you ask.

(noun)

An example of your lackey is the guy you send to pick up your dry cleaning and take care of silly little tasks you don't feel like handling.

See lackey in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. lackeys

Origin: Fr laquais, a lackey, soldier < Catalan alacay < Sp lacayo, lackey, footman < OSp alcayaz < Ar alqā'īd: see alcaide

transitive verb, intransitive verb lackeyed, lackeying

Now Rare to serve as a lackey

See lackey in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. lack·eys

verb lack·eyed, lack·ey·ing, lack·eys

verb, transitive

To wait on as a footman; attend.

verb, intransitive

To act in a servile manner; fawn.

Origin:

Origin: French laquais

Origin: , from Old French

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