lackey
11lackey — UK [ˈlækɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms lackey : singular lackey plural lackeys someone who is too willing to do whatever they are told to do, especially when the person, organization etc being obeyed is much more important or powerful The… …
12Lackey — Recorded in various spellings including Lackie, Lackey, Lackeye, Leckie, Leckey, and Lecky, this is an old Scottish surname, which is also well recorded both in Ireland and England. It is said to be particularly popular and widespread in the… …
13lackey — [[t]læ̱ki[/t]] lackeys N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a lackey, you are critical of them because they follow someone s orders completely, without ever questioning them. I m not staying as a paid lackey to act as your yes man …
14lackey — I. noun (plural lackeys) Etymology: Middle French laquais Date: 1523 1. a. footman 2, servant b. someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another 2. a servile follower ; toady II …
15lackey — /lak ee/, n., pl. lackeys, v., lackeyed, lackeying. n. 1. a servile follower; toady. 2. a footman or liveried manservant. v.t. 3. to attend as a lackey does. Also, lacquey. [1520 30; < MF laquais, perh. < Catalan lacayo, alacayo < ?] * * * …
16lackey — lack|ey [ læki ] noun count 1. ) someone who is too willing to do whatever someone else tells them to do, especially when the person, organization, etc. being obeyed is much more important or powerful: The ambassador is careful not to appear to… …
17lackey — [16] By a circuitous series of steps, lackey is of Arabic origin. English borrowed it from French laquais, which originally denoted a sort of foot soldier, and hence a ‘footman’ or ‘servant’. French in turn got it from Catalan alacay, whose… …
18lackey — adj Bad, lazy, worthless. Her attitude is so lackey. 1990s …
19lackey — /ˈlæki / (say lakee) noun (plural lackeys) 1. a footman or liveried manservant. 2. a servile follower. –verb (t) (lackeyed, lackeying) 3. to attend as a lackey does. Also, lacquey. {French laquais, from Spanish lacayo foot soldier} …
20lackey — [16] By a circuitous series of steps, lackey is of Arabic origin. English borrowed it from French laquais, which originally denoted a sort of foot soldier, and hence a ‘footman’ or ‘servant’. French in turn got it from Catalan alacay, whose… …
