lackey Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a male servant (especially a footman)
    flunky; flunkey.
  2. noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
    sycophant; toady; ass-kisser; crawler.

WordNet

Lack"ey noun
Etymology
F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg. lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin to E.lick, v.
Wordforms
plural Lackeys
Definitions
  1. An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.
    Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey. Shak.
Lack"ey transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To attend as a lackey; to wait upon.
    A thousand liveried angels lackey her. Milton.
Lack"ey intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Lackeyed ; present participle & verbal noun Lackeying
Definitions
  1. To act or serve as lackey; to pay servile attendance.

Webster 1913