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Flunkey

noun
1.
A male servant (especially a footman).  Synonyms: flunky, lackey.
2.
A person of unquestioning obedience.  Synonyms: flunky, stooge, yes-man.





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"Flunkey" Quotes from Famous Books



... the livery of one of the footmen of Cinderella's coach.... It is just the thing for him: he has the soul of a flunkey!" ...
— The Blue Bird for Children - The Wonderful Adventures of Tyltyl and Mytyl in Search of Happiness • Georgette Leblanc
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... 'gentlemen.' Mr. Horace Bristowe presents his comp—Good Heavens! he does nothing of the kind—Mr. Horace Bristowe begs to—Begs! Of course I don't beg. This really is becoming idiotic. Can't one write a letter like an honest man, instead of all this flunkey business? Begin again: To Messrs. Tarry & Nott. Mr. Horace Bristowe considers that he has been treated with a lack of consideration—no, we can't have 'considers' and 'consideration' so near together. What's another word for 'consideration'?—treated with a lack of—a ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, February 14, 1917 • Various
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Words linked to "Flunkey" :   follower, retainer, servant, pushover


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