plural lackeys
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Noun
He was nothing but a spineless lackey of the establishment.
a celebrity surrounded by his lackeys
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.
—Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Using new professional management and corporate integration techniques to take advantage of the circular death-spiral, Morgan and his lackeys consolidated 67 percent of the country’s steel production under the umbrella of the largest company the world had ever seen, US Steel.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 4, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
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Noun
That means, of course, she’s now been phased out of her role as a factory lackey in dystopian near-future Brazil due to her age.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.
—Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Using new professional management and corporate integration techniques to take advantage of the circular death-spiral, Morgan and his lackeys consolidated 67 percent of the country’s steel production under the umbrella of the largest company the world had ever seen, US Steel.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 4, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lackey. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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