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lack·ey
(lăk′ē)n. pl. lack·eys
1. A servile follower; a toady.
2. A liveried male servant; a footman.
v. lack·eyed, lack·ey·ing, lack·eys
v.tr.
To wait on as a footman; attend.
v.intr.
To act in a servile manner; fawn.
[French laquais, from Middle French alagues, lacayz, military valet, perhaps ultimately (via Byzantine Greek oulakēs) from Ottoman Turkish ulak, courier; akin to Old Turkic ulaq, stage horse, relay horse, postal delivery, from ulamaq, to join, connect.]
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lackey
(ˈlækɪ)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
Also (rare): lacquey (when: intr, often foll by for) to act as a lackey (to)
[C16: via French laquais, from Old French, perhaps from Catalan lacayo, alacayo; perhaps related to alcalde]
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lack•ey
(ˈlæk i)n., pl. -eys,
v. n.
1. a servile follower; toady.
2. a liveried manservant; footman.
v.t. 3. to serve obsequiously.
[1520–30; < Middle French laquais]
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lackey
Past participle: lackeyed
Gerund: lackeying
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| Noun | 1. | lackey - a male servant (especially a footman) |
| 2. |  lackey - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantageapple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect goody-goody - a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior |
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lackey
noun hanger-on, fawner, pawn, attendant, tool, instrument, parasite, cohort (chiefly U.S.), valet, menial, minion, footman, sycophant, yes-man, manservant, toady, flunky, brown-noser (taboo slang), flatterer, ass-kisser (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), varlet (archaic) I'm not staying as a paid lackey to act as your yes-man.
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Translations
lokaj
lakaj
lakeija
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lackey
n (lit, fig) → Lakai m
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