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Added 13 October 2026

lackey

/ˈlæ.ki/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lackey at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A footman, a liveried male servant.
A fawning, servile follower.

verb

To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.
To toady, play the flunky.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Occitan lacai?) from Spanish lacayo, itself perhaps from Italian lacchè and Greek λακές (lakés), from Turkish ulak. Another possibility is through French, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid). See French laquais.

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