lackey
lackey [ LAK-ee ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. a liveried male servant; a footman 2. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage ; a toady | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The press did not report on the minister's speech since they knew he was only a lackey of the Chief Minister. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
For example, he could channel more federal money into decentralised trusts and so bypass the state governors and their lackeys altogether. |
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