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Noun: lackey  la-kee
  1. A male servant (especially a footman)
    - flunky, flunkey, lacquey
     
  2. A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
    - sycophant, toady, crawler, ass-kisser [N. Amer], lacquey, arse-licker [Brit]

Derived forms: lackeys

Type of: adulator, flatterer, retainer, servant

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