as in minion
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a trusted follower or supporter who performs unpleasant, wrong, or illegal tasks for a powerful person (such as a politician or criminal)
a gangster surrounded by his henchmen
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Recent Examples of henchman
Reacher also is tested physically when going up against Paulie (Richters), Beck’s giant henchman and the hero’s co-worker, of sorts.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Ferrell appears in the first two Austin Powers films as Mustafa, an ethnically ambiguous henchman to Dr. Evil whose two distinguishing qualities are revealing sensitive information only after he’s asked three times, and suffering traumatic injuries that leave him comically at death’s door.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Angel Doll, the henchman assigned to drive Reacher to the lot, is a talker.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Ferrell appears in the first two Austin Powers films as Mustafa, an ethnically ambiguous henchman to Dr. Evil whose two distinguishing qualities are revealing sensitive information only after he’s asked three times, and suffering traumatic injuries that leave him comically at death’s door.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Angel Doll, the henchman assigned to drive Reacher to the lot, is a talker.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for henchman
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Sadly, perhaps much of what the Oscar winner is doing here will be lost in the blowback the unsweetened Trump critic will undoubtedly be subjected to from the MAGA minions and their kingpin in the days to come.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Welles later said a Hearst minion had tried, unsuccessfully, to frame Welles by sending a 14-year-old girl to his hotel room.—
John Semley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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Jesus slept Vance quoted at length from a Francis homily in March 2020 about a passage from the book of Mark about Jesus being in a boat with his disciples.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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With a score that blends rock, gospel and symphonic influences, the show explores the complex relationships between Jesus, his disciples and the Roman Empire.—
Terry Dickerson,
NBC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Most of the civilians were killed by government soldiers.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Mar. 2025
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Watch Captain America: The First Avenger on Disney+ Captain Marvel Vers (Brie Larson) is a soldier from the Kree Empire’s planet Hala.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Henchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henchman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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