First Known Use: 1523
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1lackey
noun lack·ey \ˈla-kē\
: a person who is or acts like a weak servant of someone powerful
plural lackeys
Full Definition of LACKEY
2
: a servile follower : toady
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Origin of LACKEY
Middle French laquais
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2lackey
verb
lack·eyedlack·ey·ing
Definition of LACKEY
intransitive verb
archaic : to serve as a lackey : toady
transitive verb
: to wait upon or serve obsequiously
First Known Use of LACKEY
1568
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