flunkey
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flun·ky
also flun·key (flŭng′kē)n. pl. flun·kies also flun·keys
1. A person of slavish or unquestioning obedience; a lackey.
2. One who does menial or trivial work; a drudge.
3. A liveried manservant.
[Scots, perhaps from flanker, an attendant at one's flank.]
flun′ky·ism n.
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Noun | 1. | flunkey - a male servant (especially a footman) |
2. | flunkey - a person of unquestioning obedience follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another pushover - someone who is easily taken advantage of |
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flunkey
flunky [ˈflʌŋkɪ] N (pej) (= servant) → lacayo m; (= servile person) → adulador/a m/f, lacayo mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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