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Meaning: A male servant (especially a footman) Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: Hypernyms ("lackey" is a kind of...): retainer; servant (a person working in the service of another (especially in the household))
Meaning: A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: crawler; sycophant; toady; lackey Hypernyms ("lackey" is a kind of...): adulator; flatterer (a person who uses flattery) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lackey"): apple polisher; ass-kisser; bootlicker; fawner; groveler; groveller; truckler (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect) goody-goody (a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior) "Hunger makes good kitchen." (English proverb) "The weather helps him who works." (Albanian proverb) "Journey and you will find replacement to the ones left behind." (Arabic proverb) "One who scorns is one who buys." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: Meaning of bootlicker Pronunciation of goody-goody Meaning of flatterer Meaning of apple polisher Meaning of truckler
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