Lackey Definition
lăkē
lackey, lackeys
noun
lackeys
A male servant of low rank, usually in some sort of livery or uniform.
Webster's New World
A follower who carries out another's orders like a servant; toady.
Webster's New World
verb
lackey
To serve as a lackey.
Webster's New World
To wait on as a footman; attend.
American Heritage
To act in a servile manner; fawn.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Lackey
Noun
Singular:
lackey
Plural:
lackeysOrigin of Lackey
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Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Provençal lacai?) from Spanish lacayo, itself perhaps from Italian lacchè and Greek λακές (lakés), from Turkish ulak. Another possibility is through French, from Catalan alacay, from Arabic القاضي (al-qāḍī, “magistrate”). See French laquais.
From Wiktionary
French laquais from Old French
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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