flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man
(noun) a person of unquestioning obedience
lackey, flunky, flunkey
(noun) a male servant (especially a footman)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flunky (plural flunkies)
Alternative form of flunkey
Source: Wiktionary
Flun"ky, n.; pl. Flunkies. Etym: [Prob. fr. or akin to flank.] [Written also flunkey.]
1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.
2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.
3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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