lackey

Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.ki/

The English word “lackey” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

A footman, a liveried male servant.
A fawning, servile follower.

verb

To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.
To toady, play the flunky.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Occitan lacai?) from Spanish lacayo, itself perhaps from Italian lacchè and Greek λακές (lakés), from Turkish ulak. Another possibility is through French, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid). See French laquais.

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