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- Dictionarylack·ey/ˈlakē/
noun
- 1. a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant. Similar
verb
- 1. behave in a servile way toward (someone): archaic "he had lacqueyed and flattered Walpole"
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1. a. : footmansense 2, servant. b. : someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another. 2. : a servile follower : toady. lackey. 2 of 2. verb. lackeyed; lackeying. intransitive verb. archaic: to serve as a lackey : toady. transitive verb. : to wait upon or serve obsequiously.
LACKEY definition: 1. a servant or someone who behaves like one by obeying someone else's orders or by doing…. Learn more.
A lackey is someone who works for someone else and tries to get ahead by kissing up to his superiors. For example, a lackey might carry his employer's luggage or fetch her cappuccinos. A lackey can also be a servant who wears a uniform, like a butler, doorman, or valet.
Lackey definition: a servile follower; toady.. See examples of LACKEY used in a sentence.
LACKEY meaning: 1. a servant or someone who behaves like one by obeying someone else's orders or by doing…. Learn more.
1. a male servant of low rank, usually in some sort of livery or uniform. 2. a follower who carries out another's orders like a servant; toady.
n. 1. a servile follower; hanger-on. 2. (Professions) a liveried male servant or valet. 3. a person who is treated like a servant. vb. (when: intr, often foll by for) to act as a lackey (to) Also (rare): lacquey. [C16: via French laquais, from Old French, perhaps from Catalan lacayo, alacayo; perhaps related to alcalde]
Lackey Definition. lăkē. lackey, lackeys. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. lackeys. A male servant of low rank, usually in some sort of livery or uniform. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A follower who carries out another's orders like a servant; toady. Webster's New World.
Definition of lackey noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'lackey' If you describe someone as a lackey, you are critical of them because they follow someone's orders completely, without ever questioning them.
